Name: Butterscotch Spice Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 spice cake mix; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup oil; butterscotch chips, to taste

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This easy butterscotch spice cookie recipe is made using a cake mix making it an easy Christmas cookie to whip up even for a last minute Christmas party.

Christmas cookies are a key part of so many holiday celebrations. You likely already have several favorite Christmas cookie recipes but there is also room for one more if it’s delicious.

One kind of cookie I love to make around the holidays is cake mix cookies. They are my go-to when I need a quick cookie. The recipe comes from my great aunt and I believe she usually used a yellow cake mix with chocolate chips and that’s the first way I ever had them.

Fun fact, they were also the first cookies I baked for my husband before we even started dating. Did they help start our relationship? Who knows but I know it didn’t hurt! They are still a favorite of his.

Since then I have loved experimenting with different flavor combinations and I’ve shared a couple here on the site. Double chocolate peppermint cookies and Christmas funfetti cookies are the two I’ve shared so far and both are family favorites.

This year I decided I wanted to make some with a gingerbread feel so I reached for a spice cake mix and some butterscotch chips and a new favorite has been born. They are so delicious even my husband that isn’t a huge fan of non-chocolate cookies said these were quite good.

The best part is they use few ingredients and are easy to mix by hand. They are also a great cookie to teach kids to make on their own because there are very few steps.

Butterscotch Spice Cookie Recipe

These cake mix cookies are easy and delicious. You will only need a few ingredients. You can also scroll down to get the full recipe, including a printable version.

Spice Cake Mix: I love the Duncan Hines spice cake mix. It’s affordable, I got mine for less than $2 on Amazon, and it’s a delicious mix. It’s also great as cake so buy a couple.
Butterscotch Chips: I buy the Aldi brand which are affordable and delicious. If you don’t have an Aldi there are also a lot of other options, even some on Amazon.
Eggs: You’ll need just two eggs for this recipe.
Oil: I use sunflower seed oil because that’s what I usually have on hand but any neutral oil will work.

That’s all! Seriously, just four items and you will have delicious cookies. That’s why I love cake mix cookies so much.

How To Make Butterscotch Spice Cookies

Now it’s time to make our recipe. There are only a few steps so even if you have a last minute Christmas party you can whip these up.

Pre-Heat the Oven: Before you start mixing up your cookies be sure you turn your oven on to get it ready.
Mix the Ingredients: You mix everyone other than the butterscotch chips all at once.
Add the Butterscotch Chips: Now you fold in the butterscotch chips. You can use as many or as few as you want!
Form Your Cookies: Now just scoop the cookies on to a baking sheet and bake them.

That’s all! Four ingredients and four steps for yummy Christmas cookies your whole family will love.

More Christmas Cookie Recipes to Try

After you try these butterscotch spice cookies you will want to be sure to try more of the delicious cookie recipes here on the site.

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Butterscotch Spice Cookie Recipe

These delicious holiday spice and butterscotch cookies are the perfect treat for a holiday party.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

Pre-Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil until combined.
Fold in the butterscotch chips.
Form dough into balls.
Place on cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.

Easy Butterscotch Spice Cookie Recipe