Yep, we’re going with another 2 ingredient recipe today.
What can I say, I love a theme!
This one came from a comment left on my Soda Can Cupcake post…
The commenter (Corrie Alexa) said if you combine a Spice Cake mix and a can of pumpkin you can make a cake. WHAT THE?!?
I woudn’t have believed it a week ago, but after my soda and cake mix experiment, I won’t put anything past the magic-ness that is boxed cake mix.
Another bonus to the 2 ingredient thing is that it’s lower in fat, which apparently people are all concerned about fat and calories these days, so yeah…
Well, I decided that with it almost being Thanksgiving I needed to do the pumpkin thing at least one more time before the big day.
So I went into the endeavor with all intentions of making a cake. But as I mixed the pumpkin and cake mix together I got another idea. The 2 ingredient batter is very thick, and I wondered if I could make cookies instead of a cake?
* A side note ~ when I decided to make these as cookies I pretty much thought I was a genius. Well, a quick google search proved me that I am NOT the inventor of these. Damn Google ~ nobody likes a know it all!
Anyway, here’s how it started.
If you can’t find spice cake, I bet you could use yellow cake and throw in some pumpkin pie spice, just a thought.
Mix them together…
Now, on a lined baking sheet drop batter (rounded tablespoon) about 2 inches apart…
Bake for 13-15 minutes.
There you go! A soft, cakey, yummy pumpkin cookie.
Now you can definitely stop there, in keeping with the whole 2 ingredient deal.
Or….OR…you can top these yummies with some frosting. Because really, what’s not better with frosting?
I used about a cup of buttercream that I had in my fridge leftover. You could use cream cheese frosting too, which would be perfectly delicious!
* Fun tip ~I spruced my buttercream up by sprinkling in some pumpkin pie spice. It gave it a nice flavor.
You could probably adapt the cookie recipe and add in some white, chocolate or even toffee chips to make them even more special, but I will tell you they don’t need it.
Super yummy and only 2 ingredients.
I would love to hear any other short-cut recipes you guys have, because I have decided that you guys are all brilliant!
Also for another fun quick pumpkin/cake mix recipe hope over to Bake at 350…she has some really yummy Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
OR THIS yummy Pumpkin Coffee Cake from Cookbook Queen.
And if you’re willing to throw in a few more ingredients, try these Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Dried Cranberries from Two Peas.
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Recipe: 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
- 1 box spice cake mix
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Mix your pumpkin and cake mix together in a medium bowl until there are no more lumps.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, until edges start to golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes on your baking sheet. Transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
- Frost if desired.
Quick notes
Makes 2 dozen
Hi! I’m Shelly and I’m an addict. Of the buttercream sort. I started this site a few years ago as a way to justify my sugary, buttery obsession with desserts. It has worked out well for me so far, because as it turns out you guys all love sugary, buttery desserts too! It feels good to know you are not alone, doesn’t it? 
My fave way to cut a little bit of calories during this time of year! If you can’t find a Spice Cake Mix (Duncan Hines and Krusteaz are the only two brands I have ever seen that make one), Carrot Cake Mix works well also.
Thanks for tempting my tastebuds every day–you rock!
meri recently posted..Sausage Apple Cheddar Quiche{ish}
Brownie mix and diet soda is also another 2 ingredient concoction for ya ; ) I opted the soda over the applesauce suggestion I had gotten….applesauce just seemed a little too healthly for brownies…
I just made pumpkin cookies and I loved them. They were a little more labour intensive but I have jumped on the pumpkin bandwagon. I never liked pumpkin pie and so I thought I didn’t like pumpkin but it turns out I totes do like pumpkin!
This would be great to do with the kidlets. No eggs, they can eat the batter. hmmm that gives me an idea for the next rainy day.
Christina @ Ovenadventures recently posted..Chocolate Peanut Butter Crispy Bar
I love these easy cookies! I usually make them with chocolate chips because chocolate is always a good idea:) Thanks for the link love:)
Maria recently posted..Maple Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Salad
I’ve made cake with pumpkin + cake mix before but never cookies! Love this!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet recently posted..Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Dough Brownie Bites
Thanks for the shout out! Cookies? Genius. Frosting? even better! I will be doing this TONIGHT!
OH, man. This looks great! I love pumpkin cookies. I might would add some pumpkin spice to it, though. Wow.
JenMarie recently posted..Ham & Pineapple
I have made muffins this way but added half a bag of cinnamon chips from Herseys. WOW! So delish!
two ingredients is totally speaking to me today – the less work the better! i’m making these for friendsgiving next week. you know, dessert appetizer
Heather (Heather’s Dish) recently posted..Baked Beans with Bacon and Chard
I use these 2 ingredients + cinnamon chips to make pumpkin muffins! SO yummy!!
Will definitely give these a go – they remind me of the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies my sister frequently makes.
Ann recently posted..T-Shirt Yarn Tutorial
I’ve actually made something similar.. You take a yellow cake mix and mix it with pumpkin and it comes out moist and delicious!–found it on pinterest!
Love it! Couldn’t be any easier
Jessica recently posted..Cinnamon Sweet Potato Biscuits
Ive seen the recipe for two ingredient cookies and muffins too? on Pinterest and all over and have always meant to try it…now you have me convinced.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga recently posted..Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts with Vanilla Peanut Butter Glaze
I make those as muffins – using the same recipe… now that you’ve made them as cookies, does that mean I can’t eat them for breakfast anymore?
Kristen recently posted..Acts of Kindness & Topsy’s Popcorn Giveaway
Oh no, breakfast for sure…especially if you top them with cream cheese frosting…that’s essentially a bagel, right?!
These cookies look like they’d be perfect for whoopie pies
Love these cookies! I tend to make them with some chocolate because… I can’t stay away.
Jessica @ How Sweet recently posted..Sweet Potato Pie Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting.
You don’t understand how happy you have made me…lol. I have been fretting because I have a cookie exchange to attend (it’s annual) and I really wanted to bring something great this year. I know I will be able to find something awesome and creative on you blog.
The crazy thing is that we each have to bring 12 dozen cookies…yikes!
Chantelle recently posted..Reel Rock Film Tour
That is a ridiculous amount of cookies!! 12 dozen?! Holy Cookie!
I just love that it is only two ingredients. And guess what, I loooove pumpkin. Mmm!
Aimee recently posted..It’s A Jungle Out There
I use these ingredients to make muffins. Sooo good. I love the idea of making them into cookies, awesome!
If you mix a can of crushed pineapple with a box of vanilla cake mix…voila! 2-ingredient vanilla cupcakes with a slight taste of the pineapple! they are fantastic
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I’m going to try this with sweet potato instead… yum….
Top these with a little maple icing and I don’t think you could keep me away.
2 ingredients? that’s my kind of cookie these days. They seem really good.
I don’t care what google says, you ARE a genius! Thanks for the post!!
i make these into muffins but i add a single serve pineapple cup with juice and about 1/2 cup chopped pecans. yummy
and i have made with yellow cake and pumpkin pie spice, i think the spice cake tastes better tho.
I’ve been considering making the 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins, but I think these just replaced the muffins. Yum!
Karly recently posted..Nutella Swirled Peanut Butter Cookies
Uh! I’ve seen pictures of cake mix and canned pumpkin on Pintrest, but didn’t even think about looking further into it. This is great. I bet I could make the “cookie” into whoopie pies. Hmm….I might have to try that one.
Shannon recently posted..Cinnamon Chip Scones
I love easy and delicious recipes, this one is just great, very simple and they look delicious
betty recently posted..Cinnamon Crackers
I love these, I think the icing would have made the muffins I made better:) I want to try them as cookies next time.
sue recently posted..Mudslide cupcakes in a jar – week 8 of the 12 weeks blog hop
These look sooo yummy! I made some delicious pumpkin cookies too- they both seem similar in cake-like! I will have to try yours next.
http://www.noraisinsonmyparade.com/2011/11/pumpkin-melt-in-your-mouth-cookies.html
-Marissa
Marissa recently posted..Pumpkin Melt-in-your-Mouth Cookies!
I was pretty impressed by your soda cake..but this is has got me impressed SQUARED. Mainly because you’ve proven to me that pumpkin is pretty much the most magical thing on this earth.
Joanne recently posted..Recipe: Avocado Nutella Swirl Muffins
I love the look of these cookies!
I have made the cake mix + canned pumpkin muffins with tons of flavors (even chocolate is amazing), but I will definitely try the cookies.
BTW, one of my favorite two ingredient sweets. Yellow cake mix + Applesause= AMAZING! I even used it in a triffle.
Two ingredients? Unbelievable!
Beth recently posted..Thursday’s Child: Wedding Music in Helsinki
oooh, we made these last year and I forgot all about them!! Thanks Shelly!!
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Can never go wrong with a 2 ingredient cookie. Keep on rocking the theme!
Amy recently posted..Babycakes Cupcake Maker and Cookbook Giveaway
You are so smaht! So very, very smaht!!!
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What was your ratio of pumpkin pie spice to frosting? These sound so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Trina ~ Well, it was just a “sprinkle til I thought it was enough”, but I used 1 cup frosting and 1 – 1 1/2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
These look fabulous! I always make them in muffin form, but I like the cookie with frosting idea!
Sheila @Eat2gather recently posted..PIE GEEK link~up! +GIVEAWAY+Lattice Peach Crumble Pie
It doesn’t get any easier than this! Yum!!
Tracy recently posted..Coconut Cream Pie
They are so poofy and pretty! I especially love the ones with frosting. And THAT explains my love handles.
Psst,..thanks so much for linking to the muffins!
bridget {bake at 350} recently posted..Sweet Potato Pie
I did this with a cake last year, and thought it was pretty awesome then. Why didn’t I think of making cookies? Clearly you are smarter than me (and so are all the people on Google, but whatevs. I’m cuter than them at least. You’ve still got one up on me there).
I kinda feel like maybe this is how they make those cakey cookies at the grocery store? Is the texture the same?? It would be a revelation if it is.
Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies recently posted..Pork and Beer Skillet Stew & a Le Creuset Giveaway
The texture is not quite as dry as those supermarket ones, but equally as yummy
Pineapple + angel food cake mix. Or strawberry soda + angel food cake mix. YUM! (More of a summer yummy, but still a good two ingredient “recipe”.
Also, I add pumpkin to a carrot cake mix and it makes a carrot/pumpkin bread that is fantastic. Especially when you put some cream cheese frosting on it.
I’m glad I found your site!!
Those all sound fantastic!!
Wow, I had no idea! Now that’s so clever and so easy too.
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen recently posted..The Normand Fizz | Apple Ginger Calvados Cocktail
It’s such a straightforward recipe , so easy. Love that!
These look delicious! I’m trying this recipe out this weekend!
Wow girl! This is my kind of baking! I love your talents so much.
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These sound lovely! So easy!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar recently posted..Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies.
This is fantastic. I’ve been making 2 ingredient pancakes (Bisquick HeartSmart + canned pumpkin) for years so I know it works. Never thought to try it with cake mix though. Great idea!!
I saw this recipe on Pinterest and I have my cake mix and can of pumpkin ready to make it. Funny you just made it. The cookies look yummy. Your pictures are so pretty.
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These look amazing. Your images are stunning.
I believe the 2 ingredient pumpkin cookie recipe originated from Weight Watchers. You can use any cake mix and definitely can add chocolate chips. My family’s favorite is to use Betty Crocker’s Triple Chocolate Cake Mix with Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Chips – OH MY GOODNESS!!! I’m actually making these today!
These look so delicious! Im looking into my oven now to see if mine are done. hopefully they turn out as good as the batter tastes. lol
i love recipes like this!!!
lynn @ the actor’s diet recently posted..Salt’s Cure
Thank you! I just made these cookies for a party and they were a total hit! The bomb-dot-com! Easy AND tasty! Mine took a little longer in the oven (closer to 20 minutes) but I also got nearly 36 cookies out of the batch (I used a small ice cream scooper to make the cookies even). I will definitely make these again.
These cookies/muffins/cupcakes are so perfect for egg allergy sufferers! Thanks for posting!
Also, how did you store these cookies?
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WOW! Simple and Easy! And totally AFFORDABLE! Gotta try these!
Karyn recently posted..My New Favorite Frosting!
Me and mom LOVE these!!!
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I’ve done this with the spice cake mix, yellow, and chocolate cake mixes. DELICIOUS! I love to make them in muffin tin (spray the tin and DON’T use liners because the cake will stick to the liners), bake, and then split them in half and spread them with marshmallow fluff for a whoopie pie! Uhhhhh-dictative.
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These were a big hit on thanksgiving day! Thanks!
I came across this recipe on your site while searching for an easy dessert using pumpkin. Needless to say, this recipe was right up my alley! (Plus I love recipes with pictures so that I know what the outcome will be.) I’m not a big pumpkin person but I didn’t mind these. I found a spice cake mix by Betty Crocker and just dumped in the canned pumpkin. I added chocolate chips to the last tray to go into the oven for something a little different. Also, I ended up with closer to 3 dozen cookies. Super easy and yummy. Thanks!
I made these too, but as cupcakes and used cream cheese icing on top. They are so good and so easy.
That is genius. I can’t wait to try this one.
Joy recently posted..A Twist to Thanksgiving
Have made these for years but as muffins. Before putting in the oven, I sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar over the tops. I have to double or triple the recipe when I make them, cuz they are GONE with this family.
I just whipped up a batch of these (and some icing) – delish and so easy!!
Thank you for posting this.. Must go explore the rest of your recipes and drool.
(ps. I love your food photography. The picture in this post is what drew me to the recipe in the first place)
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I’ve made these cookies three times in the last three weeks and they only last for one evening. I get close to three dozen out of the mixture. At first, I used the cream cheese with pumpkin spice mixed in but I had some pumpkin cream cheese frosting left over. I couldn’t believe they could get any better, but that icing just made them even yummier! Love this recipe and this website!
awww, thanks so much!! Great tip!
They look so freaking delicious, thanks for posting the recipe i will try it out.
Pam recently posted..Crazy 8 Coupon
going to make these right now – mom originally wanted a Pumpkin Butter Gooey cake to use her pumpkin, but this is faster! will make some cream cheese frosting and make them sandwich cookies
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also added chopped walnuts – very yummy!
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Made these today. My husband came in said that something smelled good. Have a cookie I say. He takes one and immediately says “Holy Sh!t! These are F*@%ing AMAZING! These are the best cookies you have ever made!” Just a side note: he is not one to cuss very often.
Thank you for this recipe!
Christina recently posted..Set the Goal, Set the Reward
HAHAHAAA I love it when sweets induce expletives! awesome
Searching Google for a 2 ingredient cookie and found your post! I never thought of making cookies with these ingredients. I’ve made the cake. I was out of eggs and subbed pumpkin instead. It turned out super moist and it was gone with an afternoon!
I never considered making cookies. Thanks for posting, I will try this next time.
Woah: I just discovered your blog, and this is the post I stumble upon?? Perfect for my squeeze’s birthday in a few weeks — he’s crazy about pumpkin! You just earned yourself a new loyal reader.
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I make muffins with these ingredients, baked at 400*, but I also like to add chopped dried fruit (apple, apricot, raisins) for a bit more fruit value and oats for even more fiber.
Sooo good and always a hit. I bet you could make chocolate cookies with Devils Food Cake Mix + pumpkin, I’ve made muffins with these two ingredients and everyone I’ve shared them with loves them and they never notice the pumpkin! Happy baking everyone & thanks Carrie!