Pumpkin Cookies with Cake Mix

Name: Pumpkin Cookies with Cake Mix
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 15 oz spice cake mix; 15 oz canned pumpkin; 1 ¼ cups semi sweet chocolate chips; 1 egg

By Joy Shull

4.34 from 27 votes

on Sep 19, 2022, Updated Apr 03, 2024

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These cake mix pumpkin cookies are made with a box of spice cake mix and 3 simple pantry ingredients. An easy and delicious cake mix dessert for fall!

These are the easiest pumpkin cookies!

just 4 ingredients: all you need to make easy pumpkin cookies is cake mix, canned pumpkin, chocolate chips, and an egg
full of pumpkin flavor: filled with delicious pumpkin spice flavor in every bite, these cookies make the best seasonal dessert!
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Now that it’s fall some of our favorite easy sweets include cake mix pumpkin muffins, cake mix pumpkin bread, cake mix apple cobbler, and cake mix pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting.

I love how easy these recipes are to make and the prep work is so fast! Soon your kitchen will be filled with delicious pumpkin spice floating through the air.

cake mix pumpkin cookies on a wooden cutting board

Ingredients to make cake mix pumpkin cookies

Spice Cake Mix
Egg
Canned Pumpkin: not pumpkin pie filling
Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips: or dark chocolate chips

ingredients needed to make cake mix pumpkin cookies

How to make cake mix pumpkin cookies

Step 1: Pour the bag of spice cake mix into a large mixing bowl.

Step 2: Add the pumpkin puree and egg and mix together until the batter is completely combined.

This will look very thick at first, but just keep stirring and it all comes together. I find a rubber spatula to be the easiest tool for mixing these pumpkin cookies.

Step 3: Fold in the semi sweet chocolate chips into the pumpkin cake mix batter using your rubber spatula.

adding chocolate chips to the cookie batter

Step 4: Drop and shape the pumpkin batter into balls on a baking sheet. The pumpkin cookies will not change shape much, so shaping here will ensure more evenly sized cookies.

cake mix pumpkin cookie dough on a baking sheet

Step 5: Bake the cake mix pumpkin cookies at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, until they no longer look gooey on top. Cool the cookies for 2 minutes on the pan before removing onto a wire rack to cool completely.

cake mix pumpkin chocolate chip cookies on a wire cooling rack

These cookies are soft and chewy and full of pumpkin spice flavor with rich melted chocolate chips mixed in. This recipe makes over 30 cookies and they will disappear fast!

They are so easy to make that this would be a great fall baking activity to do with kids who love to help.

All you you need is just one bowl and about 10 minutes to have these yummy cookies in the oven!

Next time you are in the fall baking mood whip up a batch of these easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

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Cake Mix Pumpkin Cookies FAQs

How do I store pumpkin cookies?

Leftover pumpkin cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Do I add the ingredients on the back of the cake box?

Nope! You will only use the box of cake mix itself, plus the other ingredients listed on the recipe card below.

Do I have to use spice cake mix?

Any flavor of cake mix will work for this recipe. If you have white or yellow cake mix on hand, use that and add in pumpkin pie spice if you want more pumpkin flavor to your cookies.

4.34 from 27 votes