Fresh strawberries, graham cracker crumbles, cream cheese frosting, all piled on top of a THICK strawberry cake mix cookie. Trust me, you’ll want to save this recipe!
I experimented a bit with my usual cake mix cookie formula which uses a whole 8 oz block of cream cheese. I reduced the cream cheese down to 6 oz which yielded a slightly firmer texture that held up better outside of the fridge, but it still had enough to level up the texture and flavor of a standard cake mix cookie.
Freeze dried strawberries are also added in to enhance the strawberry flavor of the cake mix. Cream Cheese Cake Mix cookies are seriously so easy to whip up and are one of my favorite quick desserts!
Something I’ve noticed with cake mix cookies is they sometimes bake in a slightly wonky circle, so I recommend doing the Cloudy Kitchen “cookie scoot” technique to scoot them back into place. When the cookies are fresh out of the oven, take a round cookie cutter that’s slightly larger than the cookies, place it around each one and swirl it in a circle to scoot the cookies back into perfect shapes. If I don’t have a circle cookie cutter that’s large enough, I’ll sometimes use a large mouthed glass or even a bowl. Just make sure to use something that won’t melt touching the hot baking sheet!
While the cookies are baking and cooling, whip up your cream cheese frosting! Be sure to beat the cream cheese and butter together until well combined, but don’t overdo it. Over beating in this stage can sometimes make your frosting a bit soupy. If it does get a bit soupy, you can always pop it in the fridge for a bit once you’ve finished it to firm it up.
Once the cookies have completely cooled, use an offset spatula or a butter knife to frost the tops using your cream cheese buttercream.
Shortly before serving, top each cookie with crumbled graham crackers and diced strawberry pieces. The toppings are best eaten fresh! If you’d like an alternative to the fresh strawberry topping, you could also use crumbled freeze dried strawberries. Serve chilled, and enjoy!
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