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An apple caramel cake mix turns into amazing soft, chewy apple caramel cookies! These were a perfect late-night dessert that we made in minutes to satisfy our sweet tooth!
Apple Caramel Cake Mix Cookies
Apple cake mix cookies are a snap to whip up and need only 3 ingredients! Make these quick for those last-minute guests who stop by or for quick party snacks!
Karlynn’s Quick Tip
These cake mix cookies are a perfect example of why I keep a large selection of brownie mixes, cake mixes, and assorted goodies in my pantry. Cake mixes make it easy to whip up a fast cookie recipe when you have little time or are in a rush.
How to Make Apple Caramel Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all the ingredients in a medium mixing bowl
- Scoop onto parchment paper on a cookie sheet, Press your thumb into the top creating an indent.
- Fill each thumbprint in the cookie with caramel.
- Refrigerate cookies for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes
- Cool on baking sheets completely.
Karlynn’s Baking Tip
When you build them up, like shown below, place the caramel sauce in a thumbprint indent filling it up.
Ingredients Needed
There are only three ingredients needed to make these cookies. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for exact measurements.
- Duncan Hines Apple Caramel Cake Mix
- eggs
- butter
These were easy, delicious, and baked up like gorgeous little devils. Pretty good for a cake mix cookie and they might just be one of my favorites yet.
More Cake Mix Cookie Recipes For You To Try:
- Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
- Rainbow Bit Cake Mix Cookies
- Cherry Cake Mix Cookies
- Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies
So if you are looking for a fast, last-minute cookie recipe, this is it!
Happy Baking everyone! Thanks for stopping in!
Love,
Karlynn
Apple Caramel Cake Mix Cookies
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 12 minutes
- Total Time
- 22 minutes
- Course
- Dessert
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 24
- Calories
- 39
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- one box Duncan Hines Apple Caramel Cake Mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter softened
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl until completely mixed together.
- Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet approximately 2 inches apart using a small cookie scoop. Press your thumb into the top creating an indent.
- Prepare the caramel packet and fill each thumbprint in the cookie. You can add in a bit more so that it’s over the top a bit, it doesn’t have to be level.
- Cool in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Cook for 12-15 minutes, until the edges are cooked and the middle is set.
- Remove from the oven and cool on baking sheets completely.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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Kimberley Tremblay says
cookies are cookies!!!! no judgement!
Mark Wicklund says
No judgement here. Well no serious judgement
Brenda Porter says
No one will ever judge you as you have a lot on your plate with your hands in everything from food to blogging! Keep up the good work\U0001f60a\U0001f60a\U0001f60a