Easy 5 Ingredient Butter Pecan Cookies
With the holidays just around the corner, I’ve got cookies on my mind. These Easy 5-Ingredient Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies are delicious, chewy, and insanely easy to make! Starting with a box of butter pecan cake mix, these buttery cookies are chewy and soft with the crunch of pecans and the creaminess of cream cheese frosting!
Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies
Anything Butter Pecan flavored makes me think of my Daddy. Butter Pecan Ice Cream is his most favorite flavor and has been for my whole life.
So if I see ice cream, a cake or cookies that are flavored Butter Pecan, I immediately think about Daddy.
These days, he watches his sugar intake pretty closely, so he rarely eats his beloved Butter Pecan, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy a scoop every now and again.
Anyway… these cookies are so easy to make. Add Butter Pecan Cookies from cake mix to your holiday baking list and you will not regret it!
Best Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe
I could not be more excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. More than ever, I feel like we could all use a little (or a LOT of) holiday joy!
These delicious cookies definitely bring joy! As soon as I baked the first batch, I knew they would be a family favorite.
Why You’ll Love Cake Mix Butter Pecan Cookies
- Easy! This 5-ingredient recipe is ready to eat in under 30 minutes! Also, it’s a cake mix recipe, which makes it extra easy.
- Delicious. Starting with a box of butter pecan cake mix, these buttery cookies are chewy and soft with the crunch of pecans and the creaminess of cream cheese frosting!
- Versatile! Don’t stop with the basic recipe – you can make them even more decadent by mixing in extra pecans, white chocolate chips, or toffee bits.
- Moist. Cookies made with cake mixes are always so moist and chewy – my favorite kind of cookie!
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Supplies Needed
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Hand Mixer
- Cooling Rack
Ingredients
These homemade cookies only need 5 pantry ingredients!
- A box of Butter Pecan Cake Mix
- Eggs
- Oil
- Cream Cheese Frosting*
- Chopped Pecans
*This is my preferred cream cheese frosting recipe. It’s very basic and so easy to pull together. You will only need 16 ounces. For simplicity, you can also use canned Cream Cheese frosting if you like, but the homemade frosting is a million times better!
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How to Make Butter Pecan Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare a baking sheet with non-stick baking spray or line it with a piece of parchment paper. These cookies will stick to ungreased cookie sheets.
- Place your cake mix, eggs, and oil into a large bowl. Mix until well combined. (It makes the perfect dough.)
- Knead into a large ball.
- Break off pieces of dough and roll each into about 1-inch cookie dough ball.
- Place on a prepared cookie sheet and flatten down.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. I like my cookies very soft, so I did 8 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool for at 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet, then move to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Frost the top of the cookie with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle chopped pecans (if desired!).
- Serve and Enjoy!
Mix-ins & Variations
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee bits (for Toffee Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies)
- 1 cup chopped pecans (for extra crunch)
- You could also change things up by frosting these with Brown Sugar Buttercream instead of Cream Cheese Buttercream. YUMM-O!!
Serving Suggestions
These chewy pecan cookies are perfect for dessert, after-school snacks, or even Christmas cookie exchanges. I recommend serving with a glass of cold milk or a hot cup of coffee.
Storage Instructions
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. You can freeze them to keep for up to 3 months.
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Butter Pecan Cookies
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
With the holidays just around the corner, I’ve got cookies on my mind. These Easy Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies are delicious, chewy, and insanely easy to make! Starting with a box of butter pecan cake mix, these buttery cookies are chewy and soft with the crunch of pecans and the creaminess of cream cheese frosting!
Ingredients
- (1) Box of Super Moist Butter Pecan Cake Mix
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 a cup of Oil
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Place your cake mix, eggs, and oil into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix until well combined. (It makes the perfect dough.)
- Knead into a large ball.
- Break off pieces of dough and roll into about 1 inch balls.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet and flatten down.
- Bake on 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. I like my cookies very soft, so I did 8 minutes.
- Frost and top with pecans if desired.
- Serve and Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Oh my! My son loves butter pecan, I can hardly wait to try these!
These cookies look amazing! Soft cookies are my jam too- can’t wait to try them!
I’m gonna go and find that cake mix this weekend! it looks super easy to make.
These are delicious however I used 1/2 cup real butter instead of oil!!
What did I do wrong? My dough is way too thin/soft to knead into a ball, much less, break pieces off of it.
Desperate, please help!
Oh goodness – I wish I knew how to help. 1/2 cup oil and 2 eggs is all that’s added into the cake mix. It shouldn’t have made it too soft.