Super moist and delicious Strawberry and White Chocolate Cookies made from a cake mix!
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner {eek!} I’ve been trying to come up with some fun Valentine’s Day cookies. We make and decorate sugar cookies every year but I wanted to try something new. I love baking with M&Ms – especially for Valentine’s – but I wanted a “prettier” cookie than my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. I was looking through all the yummy treats I’ve shared and was trying to figure out how I could adapt one of my favorite recipes.
I ended up checking out my pal Jocelyn’s blog over at Inside BruCrew Life and caught myself drooling over her Chocolate Mint Cookies. I love my Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe but it is totally different than Jocelyn’s. I was surprised at the ingredients list and knew immediately that I wanted to try and adapt her recipe to a more Valentine’s Day theme. This recipe is so cool because it uses a cake mix! It takes mere seconds {okay, maybe 2 minutes} to whip together, throw the dough into the fridge to chill and bam! – cookies are in the oven! I tried to lighten up the recipe a little bit by subbing in light cream cheese…and then counteracted that by adding in loads of white chocolate and of course, M&Ms. OMG! They are soooo good!
Bryce was eager to stake a claim on the cookies with the most M&Ms…
Ingredients
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 1 stick {8 Tbls} butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 oz Neufchatel cheese {light cream cheese}, room temperature
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 3/4 c M&Ms
Instructions
- Combine, butter, egg, vanilla, and cream cheese in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly.
- Add cake mix, half of the box at a time, mixing until well combined.
- Stir in chips and candies by hand.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour and then roll dough into 1 inch balls.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place dough balls onto parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 9 minutes - you don't want the cookies to brown at all! Set a timer.
- Let cookies cool on a baking sheet for several minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
- Makes 3 dozen cookies.
More fun Valentine’s Day recipes and crafts:
Homemade Valentine’s Day Gumdrops
Valentine’s Day Fingerprint Frames
Bring on the “Bling” Valentine Ring
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Trish I love these! So pretty and perfect for Valentines Day!
Yummy! These sound so good.
Yum!!! What a fun pink version of my mint cookies!! I love it!!!
Trish, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “you’re killing me”! LOL Your recipes are fantastic. I might just have to try these (I think we might make strawberry cake mix over here but I’ll adapt a vanilla one somehow.)
Anne xx
Trish these are just perfect for valentines day!! will have to make some of these with the kids
Natasha @ http://www.serenityyou.com
I was looking for a cookie I could make for my daughters Head Start class for Valentine’s Day! These are PERFECT! I just LOVE how they’re PINK! Instead of M&M’s…I chopped up dried cranberries (alittle more kid friendly) and they turned out delishious!!
Those are super gorgeous Trish! I need to get on the Valentine’s Day. I don’t know where time went!
Your cookies look and sound wonderful! I’d love to try them – pinning!
Thanks Laurie!
These look amazing!
Sorry if my questions are ‘dumb’ but I’m just starting out in the baking world lol…
1. What is tbls?
2. Can you use margarine instead of butter?
Tablespoon? But one stick of butter is more than 8 tablespoons?
Yes Tablespoon :) One stick of butter is equal to 8 Tablespoons.
Tablespoon and yes, you could use margarine but it would affect the taste slightly.
Those look so yummy! Love your little helper, too! :) My kiddos always love choosing their own cookie, too!
Thanks Ginger! They love to help because they get to enjoy the treats later :)
The cutiest and prettiest cookies. There so cheery. I would love for you to come share on my link party at memoriesbythemile.com
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
I love these! They have the perfect Valentine look, and I know my family’s going to love them!
Awesome! Thanks Laurel!
Delicious!! These are perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Love the pink :)
These look yummy. I’ve pinned them for a late night craving! :) Thanks for sharing.
Trish, deliciuos and easy! Wow! I just started a new link party and would love for you to come over and share your post or any social media sites. Talkin’ About Thursday – http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party-5/
DeDe@DesignedDecor
SO yummy looking. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Leslie!
Wow, these are so pretty! Almost too pretty to be eaten. :)
Oh, never that ;)
They sure are pretty! Beautiful pics…and your recipe sounds fun. Lynaea @ EverydayBloom.com
Thank you so much Lynaea!
love these they look so festive super cute as well
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YUMMY! They’ve been pinned! So cute and festive for Valentine’s Day! Thanks so much for sharing and have a great weekend!
Yummy! I might just have to make these today!!
SO pretty & delicious!! Pinning ..thanks for sharing!! :)
YUM i love the look of the popcorn balls too!
Thanks so much for submitting your strawberry and white chocolate cookies to Sugar & Slice Sunday. You’ve been featured! :)
Hope to see you at todays party.
another great recipe =) And so easy too. I think I’m going to try these out this weekend.
Can you use regular instead of lite cream cheese?
I’m sure you can but the texture will be slightly different. Give it a try Jessica!
WOW!!! I have been looking at your recipes for a good while this morning. You have picture perfect bakes. I just don’t see how you do it. They are beautiful and delicious looking too.
Oh that is so sweet! Thank you!
These look beautiful! Just adore all your gorgeous photos. Had to pin it!
can regular cream cheese be used, instead of light?
Yup :) Enjoy the cookies!
These look really good! I have a bag of Cherry Cordial M&M’s in my pantry. I think I might try this but with cherry chip cake mix and cherry M&M’s!
Do it! Then mail me some :) Sounds like a delicious combination!
I did it! I made them with cherry chip cake mix, cherry chips, and Cherry Cordial M&Ms. Here’s a link to the photo on flickr! http://www.flickr.com/photos/missalisa75/8471694311/
Sorry I won’t be sending them, though. I promised them to my coworkers for tomorrow ;-)
do the cake ingredients need to be beat with an electric beater or just by hand?
Trish, these look delicious! Definitely pinned and featuring in this week’s Inspire Me Wednesday.:)
You’re so sweet Mel! Thank you!
they look deliciousTrish! I will try to make it and thanks for sharing. I definitely pined on my cookie recipe board.
Thank you so much! They are really yummy :)
Wow, these look beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing. I can’t wait to try :-)
WOW! Three of my favorite things together in one cookie? Be still my heart! These look delicious.
These look amazing! I’ve had this recipe bookmarked for a while so I can try it out, but the recipe seems to have disappeared! Have you got a link somewhere maybe? Or would you mind reposting? :)
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Dying to try this recipe! Not only is it good for Valentines day, I’m thinking of layering the dry ingredients in a mason jar and giving them out as gifts to my guests for my baby shower! (I’m having a girl so the pink is very appropriate!) Love this!
Such a fun idea! Love it! You just gave me a great idea for Christmas gifts too so thanks! Hope you have a wonderful baby shower!