Unicorn Cake Mix Cookies! These magical cookies are perfect for any unicorn lover. They are made with a delicious cake mix and colorful sprinkles, making them the perfect snack. The fun unicorn shapes also make them perfect for birthday parties or special occasions.
Easy Unicorn Sprinkle Cookies Using Cake Mix for the Win
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Can You Make Cookies with a Box of Cake Mix? Not only can you make cookies with a box of cake mix, they are one of the best tasting cookies you will ever make. Then, with this recipe, you are going to take that cookie dough and make unicorn cut out cookies.
Using Betty Crocker Cake Mix for Cookies is a hack that I have recommended to all of my friends who have been stuck at the last minute for a bake sale or class party treat. I have been there more times than I can count with my kids between sport, cheer and holidays. I swear it happens at least twice a year.
Cake Batter Cookies with Sprinkles can be used for any occasion. Throw in red and green for Christmas, pink and purple for Easter or red, white and blue for any patriotic holiday, like 4th of July or Memorial Day. This works for Labor Day too.
Cut Out Cookies using Cake Mix
Scoop the cookies as they are, or use a unicorn cookie cutter like these unicorn cookies. Also, you aren’t limited to just making unicorns. Use whatever cookie cutters you like. I love these ABC cookies cutters, I use them for everything. If my kids could tell me the letter, they got the treat. Later, they had to be able to tell me the letter sounds. Make it a game.
If you kids love dinosaurs, like my grandson, use cute dinosaur cookies cutters to shape the Rainbow Sprinkle Cake Mix Cookies. Also, if the kids are into princesses and princes, use crowns. If they love trucks, there are some really cool cars and trucks that would work really well.
More Cookie cutter ideas
Can you bake cookies with cake mix?
It is so easy to bake cookies with cake mix. The cake mix gives you all of your dry ingredients so when you make unicorn cake mix cookies it take a lot less time than it would if you needed to measure all of the ingredients. Confetti Cookies with Cake Mix come together quickly and have an amazing flavor and texture.
What can be made from yellow cake mix?
When you are wondering what can I do with a box of cake mix, you are not limited to just making a cake or cupcakes. I love using cake mix as a base for so many of my favorite desserts. I use it when I am making apple cobbler or margarita cake mix pies. We even use it for making cake mix fudge. Yellow cake mix can be used when I make a lot of cake mix cookies recipes, like Lemon Cake Mix Cookies, Rolo Cookies with Cake Mix, Oatmeal Cake Mix Cookies, Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies Recipe, Cake Mix Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe and Easy Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies
Are cookies a type of cake?
While I am making these unicorn cake mix cookies using cake mix, cookies are different than cake. These cookies are a dense, chewy and soft cookie that are filled with sprinkles and then cut into the shapes of unicorns.
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How can I improve my cake flavor?
I am using a regular cake mix for this recipe but you can change the flavor of the cake if you wanted to improve the cake flavor. You can add extract to cake mix cookies so that they can be whatever flavor you like. I like using the yellow or white cake mix because it is a simple base, but you can add more flavor to make them your favorite.
Some simple flavor ideas are
Can you add sprinkles to box cake mix?
No matter how you are using the box cake mix, you can add sprinkles to the batter. I love adding sprinkles to everything, including store bought cookie dough. Between the basic sprinkles and the speciality sprinkles, there are so many fun ones to use. How can I not want to add sprinkles and make the unicorn cookies into Confetti Cake Mix Cookies
Do you put sprinkles on cookies before you bake them or after you bake them?
You can do both. For the unicorn cake mix cookies, I am adding the sprinkles in before I bake them. I like that because then the sprinkles are inside of the cookies. I usually add sprinkles to the tops of the cookies when I using things like glaze or frosting. Sprinkles can be added alone after the cookies are baked but they do not stick as well.
What is the difference between cake and cookie mix?
The main difference between cake and cookie mix is that cake mix has a lot more leavening in it than cookie mix. This means that there are ingredients added to the batter to make it rise, resulting in a light and fluffy cake. Cookie mix does not have as much leavening, so the cookies tend to be denser and chewier. Additionally, the type of flour and sweetener used in each mix can also vary depending on the recipe. Overall, there are many different factors that contribute to the differences between cake and cookie mixes, making them two unique baking ingredients with their own distinct characteristics.
Since you are making Cake Mix Cookies with Sprinkles, these cookies have the leavening ingredients resulting in a fluffy cookie.
What is the difference between a unicorn and a regular cookie?
Unicorn sprinkle cake mix cookies are special because it has sprinkles in the dough and it is cut into the shape of a unicorn. These cookies are so much fun to make with kids or for a party.
How Much Sprinkles to Add to Cake Mix or Confetti Cookie Mix
I add about a cup, but honestly I don’t really measure. Sprinkles are something that I add until it looks like enough. Sprinkles are supposed to make your heart happy, so you add those little pieces of joy until you are happy with it.
How to Store Unicorn Cake Mix Cookies
These sprinkle cookies should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
Supplies
Ingredients
Get the full list of simple ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
- Cake Mix- You can use whatever flavor you like but I am using a yellow cake mix. You can also use a box of white cake mix if you prefer. It can have pudding in the mix or not, that is up to you.
- Oil
- Eggs
- Sprinkles
How to cook the unicorn cake mix cookies?
Using a spoon, stir together the ingredients to make the cookie batter.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes so the dough is easier to work with.
Roll out the dough. If the dough is very sticky, you might need to add flour or powdered sugar to the table.
Cut out the cookies and place them on a baking sheet. Press more sprinkles into the tops of the cookies, if desired.
Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake the cookies and enjoy.
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Unicorn Cake Mix Cookie
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix together cake mix, eggs and oil in a bowl.
- Fold in the sprinkles.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes
- Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch.
- Cut the cookies with the cookie cutter and place on the baking sheet
- Bake for 7-10 minutes.
- Let cool on the cooling rack and enjoy.
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