Name: Lemon Coconut Cake Mix Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Lemon Cake Mix, 15.25-ounce box; 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter; 2 eggs; 1 cup shredded coconut; see notes for additions below

Doctored cake mix cookies are perfect for a busy lifestyle, these lemon coconut cake mix cookies will cut down mixing and measuring time in the kitchen.

Just one doctored lemon cake mix, with the addition of coconut, eggs, and oil, will easily bring a burst of lemony sunshine to your tables.

Cake mixes are just the beginning for a new, easy cookie; with additions plus many flavor options, baking cookies can become a new creation every time you bake a batch.

The cookies looked so pretty, frosted, plain with white or lemon icing, or sprinkled with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Scroll down the recipe card for these easy, no-fuss cookies starting with a cake mix!

cake mix lemon flavored made into cookies with coconut in the batter and frosted with more coconut on top

a tray of frosted lemon cake mix coconut topped cookies

Why Make This Recipe for Doctored Cake Mix Cookies

Easy, quick mixing
A variety of cake mix flavors
Additions will make a new cookie every time you bake
Mix in the flavorings and knead in the mix-ins using just white or yellow cake mixes
Storing cake mixes in the pantry for a quick cookie dessert

Other Mix-In Suggestions:

peanut butter chips
mint chocolate chips
toffee chips, butterscotch chips, lemon chips, milk or white chocolate chips
substitute sunflower seeds, chopped pretzels or cereal for nuts
dried fruits like cranberries
for Christmas, colors add chopped maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips
white, milk, and dark chocolate chunks
chopped peanut butter cups or another chopped candy you prefer
mint-filled chocolate candies chopped
chopped unwrapped caramels, pistachios, pecans, macadamia nuts, and coconut
pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
cookies cant be left plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or frosted
add coconut and chocolate chips
add colorful sprinkle aka funfetti
For Chocolate Cake Mix Combinations:
coconut, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and almond or vanilla extract
1 teaspoon anisette extract, dark chocolate chips, and anisette chocolate frosting
chocolate teaspoon of cinnamon, chocolate chips, a dash of allspice, drizzle with chocolate icing, and top with pistachios

cookie dough mixed with chocolate chips, coconut, maraschino cherries in 3 different cookies dough flavors

Tips for Making Doctored Cake Mix Cookies

roll the cookies into balls by hand with very little flour or use a cookie scoop
store these in airtight containers
use any combination of 1 teaspoon extract with 1/2 cup or assorted nuts and any kinds of dried fruits or chocolate chips
tint the dough with food coloring
cool completely before frosting
cookies should be fragrant with spice you can add more
use a lined cookie sheet or Silpat mat
cookies can be rolled in granulated sugar before baking instead of frosted or after baking rolled in powdered sugar
add some cinnamon in the frosting for more spice flavor
when using another flavored cake mix you can add raisins, nuts, chopped candy bars, craisins, coconut, funfetti sprinkles to the batter and get creative
these cookies freeze in an airtight container unfrosted for up to 3 months thaw and frost
make a well in the center of the cookie then fill it with peanut butter, chocolate chips, or your favorite jelly

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American

Yield: 24

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Lemon Coconut Cake Mix Cookies

Lemon cake mix with coconut made into easy delicious cookies and so easy!

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 8 MinTotal time: 18 Min

Ingredients

1 Lemon Cake Mix, 15.25-ounce box
1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
2 eggs
1 cup shredded coconut
see notes for additions below

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare cookie sheets with either parchment paper or lightly grease the pans.
Mix the eggs, oil, or butter with the cake mix.
Add the coconut and mix the batter until it forms a ball.
Use a medium-sized cookie scoop or roll into balls then place on the cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on the size you made.
These should cool completely before topping with frosting.
Lemon frosting recipe:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract,
add water to make a thick but free-flowing icing.
Mix all together, frost cookies sprinkle with coconut.
Alternate topping: dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

Other Mix-In Suggestions:

peanut butter chips
mint chocolate chips
toffee chips, butterscotch chips, lemon chips, milk or white chocolate chips
substitute sunflower seeds, chopped pretzels or cereal for nuts
dried fruits like cranberries
for Christmas, colors add chopped maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips
white, milk, and dark chocolate chunks
chopped peanut butter cups or another chopped candy you prefer
mint-filled chocolate candies chopped
chopped unwrapped caramels, pistachios, pecans, macadamia nuts, coconut
pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
cookies cant be left plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or frosted
add coconut and chocolate chips
For Chocolate Cake Mix Combinations:
coconut, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and almond or vanilla extract
1 teaspoon anisette extract, dark chocolate chips, and anisette chocolate frosting
chocolate teaspoon of cinnamon, chocolate chips, a dash of allspice, drizzle with chocolate icing, and top with pistachios

Nutrition Facts

Calories

130

Fat (grams)

5 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

2 g

Carbs (grams)

20 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

19 g

Sugar (grams)

10 g

Protein (grams)

1 g

Sodium (milligrams)

175 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

14 mg

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