CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES
These Cranberry Pecan Cookies are made with a cake mix and craisins. They are so easy and so good!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We do a lot of baking during the holiday season and we are always looking for easy recipes and these are on the list. Only 5 ingredients and so good! These are perfect for any gathering and come together so quickly.
SWAPS
You can substitute the nuts with walnuts if you prefer. I also think any cake mix will work, we like the white, but a spice cake may be delicious. You could also add a teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract.
⭐TIP
Since these cookies are made with a white cake mix they do come out white, so we put them under the broiler for a VERY short amount of time to just add a little color. You don’t have to do this.
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Cranberry Pecan Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box of White Cake Mix
- 2 eggs
- 8 tbsp of melted butter
- 1 cup of Craisins
- 1 cup of chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and chill in the fridge for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray. Use a spoon and drop cookies on cookie sheet. This dough is sticky so you may need to use two spoons in order to get the mixture off the one spoon. Drop golf ball size dough on the sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden around the edges. Makes 20-25 cookies depending on the size you make them.
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Do they trave good?
I would think so…
I have a yellow cake mix, but I don’t have the cranberries. I have prunes so would it work if I chopped up a cup of those?
I do have the pecans.
I think it would work just fine! Or raisins if you have those.
These are so good! I make them with a yellow sugar free cake mix and my husband loves them.
I followed the same instructions with a sugar free chocolate cake mix with sugar free chocolate chips and pecans and they are so good too. Thank you so much!!!
So glad this was a hit!
Thank you Billie for saying the sugar free cake mix worked well. My husband is a diabetic and loves to have the occasional treat. I bought the sugar free cake mix and plan to make him these cookies soon. I also bought the 50% less sugar Craisins. While still not exactly a health food, I know he’s going to love these. I will freeze them so he can pull one or two out when he wants.
Hi, yes I made them. Glad u said they’d be white color. Yes broiled abit too. Turned toasty delish. Ok so question. Why not use yellow cake mix?
Hi Dee, if you read the post, it says you can use any cake mix you like. I like the white cake mix because it has a milder flavor, allowing the cranberries and the pecans to shine through. 🙂
Definitely will try this. They look great.
Can you make this int a 9 x 13 cake?
I have no idea, you can try it.
Can you freeze this dough for later use?
I’ve never frozen it; you can try it.
Wonderfull. I cannot resist, I’m going to prepare it.! Thank you very much
You’re very welcome! Enjoy!