Name: Tasty Key Lime Cake Mix Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box of golden cake mix; 2 eggs; 1/3 cup of oil; ½ tsp lime juice; ½ cup of icing sugar (powdered sugar); 1 tsp milk; 1 lime zested

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These tasty key lime cake mix cookies are not just easy to make, they’re also unique, flavorful, and fun! My key lime pie cookies are fresh and bright, perfect for sharing with friends, family, and even coworkers.

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When you are looking for delicious cookie recipes to try you probably don’t want something super complicated. We all love to bake and spend some time in the kitchen but overly complicated recipes make it no fun!

This recipe for key lime pie cake mix cookies takes a lot of the stress out of baking. It’s an easy recipe that even little ones can help with. For those of you who need a quick recipe for a dessert to share, key lime pie cookies are the answer.

pin showing the finished key lime cake mix cookies ready to eat with title across the middle.

I love using cake mixes to make baking easier. These cookies are perfect for a quick treat. There’s nothing easier than a cake mix cookie recipe. You’ll be astonished at how simple it is to make cookies this way.

These key lime cake mix cookies are great for all year long. They have a bright zest of lime and the sweetness we like in cookies. The cake mix makes for a tasty final cookie that is chewy and soft!

Kitchen essentials for making cake mix cookies:

If you are trying to pick out some of the best supplies to stock your kitchen for cake mix recipes and baking in general, these are some of our favorites and must have items.

I like half sheet baking pans that are quality (hello no noisy pops or sloshed cookie dough from twisting), I line my cookie sheets with silicone baking mats. These are a must when doing cake mix recipes which can settle and become thin at lot easier than traditional cookie dough.

Of course mixing bowls, a mixer, spatula, and some whisks should be on your list if you don’t have ones that you love. I also like to have a set of cooling racks so that my recipes can properly cool before they’re scarfed down by my family!

A top down look at a stack of the finished cookies.

Ingredients needed for key lime cake mix cookies:

To make these delicious key lime pie cookies you’ll need a box of cake mix, eggs, oil, and some lime juice. Most of these are things you can keep on hand so when the mood for cookies strikes you can whip up a batch.

Don’t worry, you don’t need the ingredients listed on the boxed cake mix. You will also need a few simple ingredients to make a glaze for the top of the cookies!

For the glaze to top the cookies you will need powdered or icing sugar, a little splash of milk, and some lime juice. That’s it! Can you believe how easy it is to make these tasty cookies and a homemade glaze?!

A stack of key lime cookies ready to be enjoyed.

How to make key lime pie cookies:

Here is the easy to follow instructions for making key lime pie cookies with a cake mix base! These glazed cookies are super easy to make. Check out out below!

Preheat oven to 350

Mix ingredients together until combined. Do not over mix

Roll into 1.5 inch balls

A look at the finished and glazed key lime cake mix cookies.

Place onto a parchment lined baking tray

Bake for 7-9 minutes or until there are cracks on the top of cookies

Let cool on baking tray for 10 minutes

Drizzle icing over cookies and sprinkle with zested lime

Do you want to make more cake mix recipes?

If you are looking for more cake mix recipes you could not have landed in a better spot on the web. Here’s a few of our favorite recipes made with boxed cake mixes that I think you’ll love.

There’s something for everyone and each of these recipes is simple and straightforward, no muss, no fuss. Just simple desserts that the whole family will enjoy.