Keto Cake Mix Cookies
Delicious and easy Keto Cake Mix Cookies are the best way to silence your sweet tooth and stay on track with a keto routine!
These super easy Keto Cake Mix Cookies come together with just a box of cake mix and a few pantry items in 25 minutes or less! Topped with a simple keto buttercream frosting, this is one of the best keto cookie recipes out there!
THE EASIEST KETO COOKIES EVER!
Just because you might be following a keto routine doesn’t mean that indulgent dessert options are off the table. It also doesn’t mean that recipes have to be complicated because these easy keto cookies are as simple as they come!
If you love these keto cookies, try Keto Chocolate Cupcakes and Keto Peanut Butter Fudge!
OTHER RECIPES TO SERVE WITH KETO CAKE MIX COOKIES
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Fat Bombs – Fat bombs are perfect for anyone following keto who may need an energy boost or want to combat a craving!
- Low Carb Cheesecake Bites – If you’re restricting you carb intake, these cheesecake bites will help you forget about all the things you can’t have.
- Keto Friendly Mug Cake – Nothing screams “easy” like cake in a mug!
INGREDIENTS
Cookies: Because these Keto Cake Mix Cookies are made with packaged Swerve Sweets vanilla cake mix all you need to do is add eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
Buttercream Frosting: For this simple buttercream, just combine softened butter, your favorite sugar substitute, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract.
HOW TO MAKE CAKE MIX KETO COOKIES
STEP ONE: First, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, add the keto vanilla cake mix package, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract and gently mix the ingredients into a batter.
STEP TWO: On the baking sheet, use a cookie scoop to drop tablespoon-sized balls of dough about 2 inches apart from each other. Bake these Keto Cake Mix Cookies for 8-10 minutes or just until they are golden brown on the bottom.
STEP THREE: While the cookies are baking, you can prepare the keto buttercream frosting. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the softened butter, erythritol (or preferred sugar substitute), heavy whipping cream, and teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix the frosting with a handheld mixer for 1-2 minutes or until it is creamy.
STEP FOUR: When the cookies are golden brown, remove them from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack for 5-8 minutes. Once the cookies have cooled, add the prepared keto frosting to a piping bag and pipe the frosting onto the keto cake mix cookies.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
- You can slightly press down on the unbaked cookie dough balls with the bottom of a clean drinking glass to flatten the dough and give it more of a traditional rounded cookie shape.
- Keep a close eye on these cookies in the oven. You don’t want to over-bake them! They should just be turning a golden color along the edges.
HOW TO MAKE KETO BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This keto friendly buttercream frosting recipe is so easy to make! All you have to do is mix together 1 3/4 cup of softened butter, 1 cup of erythritol (or any preferred sugar substitute), a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Use a hand mixer to mix the buttercream for 1-2 minutes until it is creamy. I always use this recipe during the holidays when I make keto Christmas cookies.
ARE KETO COOKIES HEALTHY?
Keto sweets are low carb and use a sugar substitute instead of the real deal. This makes them a healthier alternative, but at the end of the day a cookie is a cookie. All desserts, keto or not, should be enjoyed in moderation. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a few too many from time to time.
OTHER KETO RECIPES
- Low Carb Cheesy Bacon Cauliflower Soup
- Peanut Butter Cheesecake Fat Bombs
- Keto Ice Cream Recipe
- Bacon Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
- Keto Friendly Mug Cake
- Big Mac Salad
Keto Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box Swerve Sweets vanilla cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered erythritol (or your favorite sugar substitute)
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, set aside.
- Pour the cake batter, eggs, oil, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into a mixing bowl and mix until a batter forms. Drop the dough in tablespoon-sized balls about 2-inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the bottom edge.
- Once cookies are done, remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
- For the frosting, add the butter, erythritol, heavy whipping cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into a mixing bowl. Mix together with a hand mixer for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
- Add prepared frosting into a piping bag (see note) and pipe frosting onto cooled cookies.
Notes
- You can slightly press down on the unbaked cookie dough balls with the bottom of a clean drinking glass to flatten the dough balls and give them more of a cookie shape.
- If you don’t have a piping bag with a tip, you can use a food storage bag with one corner cut off or just spread the frosting on with a spoon or offset spatula.
