Easy Peanut Butter Cookies with a Cake Mix (Soft!)

Three soft peanut butter cookies on a white plate.

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies with a Cake Mix (Soft!)

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peanut butter cookies with a cake mix

Prep Time: 7

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 22

Servings: cookies

Calories: 85kcal

Author: Kara @ Quick and Easy Baking

These easy and soft, peanut butter cookies are made with a cake mix and a few other simple ingredients, which makes them quick and delicious.

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Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) box yellow cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix)
2 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup peanut butter (I used Peter Pan smooth peanut butter)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Add parchment paper to two cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, add the eggs, oil, melted butter and peanut butter and mix with an electric mixer on medium until well mixed.
Add half the cake mix and mix on medium until well mixed.
Slowly add in the last half of the cake mix while mixing. The dough will become thicker as you add in the cake mix and you may need to switch from the electric mixer to using gloved hands or a sturdy spoon to finish mixing.
Once fully mixed, cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to chill so the cookies don't spread too much while baking.
Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to measure out dough and form each into a ball using your hands.
Place the cookie dough balls onto the cookie sheets.
Sprinkle with a bit of sugar, then dip a fork into a bit of the sugar or flour and make cross-hatch impressions (fork marks) into each cookie dough ball.
Bake cookies at 350 degrees F for about 15-18 minutes. Cookies will be a light golden brown. Be careful not to over-bake or the cookies could end up dry.
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for about 2-3 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Store these cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Cookies are the softest the day they're made. You can add a piece of bread to the cookie container to keep them soft.
Feel free to add in chocolate chips to the cookie dough at the end of the mixing process if you like.

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