Bake up a batch of these soft pumpkin cookies in just minutes, thanks to just two pantry ingredients. A box of spice cake mix and canned pumpkin is all you'll need. The cake mix cookies are good on their own, but our recipe testers preferred adding dark chocolate chunks and tart dried cherries. Here's how to make our two-ingredient pumpkin cookie recipe.
Tips for Making Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies
Keep these helpful tips in mind when you're making homemade pumpkin cookies.
- Choose your favorite flavor of cake mix. We loved the classic combination of pumpkin and spice cake, but it's also good with yellow, white, or chocolate cake mix.
- Add mix-ins like dried fruit, chocolate, or nuts. If adding nuts, toast them first for the most flavor.
- To help the cookies bake evenly, flat each mound of dough after you drop it onto the cookie sheet.
- Cool the cookies completely before eating.
Ingredients
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1 (15.25-oz. package) spice cake mix
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1 (15-oz. can) pumpkin
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1 cup dried cherries, chopped, optional
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1 cup dark chocolate chunks, optional
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Powdered sugar, optional
Directions
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Prepare Pan
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Mix Ingredients
In a large bowl stir together cake mix, pumpkin, and cherries and chocolate chunks (if using). Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with damp hands.
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Bake and Cool
Bake until cookies are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove; cool on wire racks. If you like, sift powdered sugar over cookies
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 49 | Calories |
| 0g | Fat |
| 11g | Carbs |
| 1g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 42 | |
| Calories 48.7 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 90.9mg | 4% |
| Total Carbohydrate 10.7g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Total Sugars 5.6g | |
| Protein 0.5g | 1% |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium 27.8mg | 2% |
| Iron 0.3mg | 2% |
| Potassium 29.2mg | 1% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 0g | |
| Vitamin D 0IU | |
| Alanine 0g | |
| Arginine 0g | |
| Ash 0.5g | |
| Aspartic acid 0g | |
| Caffeine 0mg | |
| Carotene, alpha 274.9mcg | |
| Choline, total 1.2mg | |
| Copper, Cu 0mg | |
| Cystine 0g | |
| Energy 203.4kJ | |
| Folate, total 9.4mcg | |
| Glutamic acid 0.2g | |
| Glycine 0g | |
| Histidine 0g | |
| Isoleucine 0g | |
| Leucine 0g | |
| Lysine 0g | |
| Methionine 0g | |
| Magnesium, Mg 2.2mg | |
| Manganese, Mn 0mg | |
| Niacin 0.3mg | |
| Phosphorus, P 41.7mg | |
| Pantothenic acid 0.1mg | |
| Phenylalanine 0g | |
| Proline 0.1g | |
| Retinol 0mcg | |
| Selenium, Se 0.4mcg | |
| Serine 0g | |
| Theobromine 0mg | |
| Threonine 0g | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.2mg | |
| Tryptophan 0g | |
| Tyrosine 0g | |
| Valine 0g | |
| Vitamin A, IU 582.8IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE 29.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0mg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.4mcg | |
| Water 10.4g | |
| Zinc, Zn 0.1mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
