These Watermelon Cake Mix Cookie Sandwiches look like summer! Strawberry cake mix cookies are studded with chocolate chips, filled with buttercream frosting, and rolled in green sugar to give them that watermelon look.
I love recipes that start with a cake mix – they make things so easy! For more cake mix favorites, try this Dump Cake Recipe or these Caramel Brownies.
Ah, summer…
If there is one thing that screams summer to me, it is watermelon. It’s not even technically summer yet, (edit – I’m a dork and just realized that today is actually the first day of summer!!), but we’ve already made our way through 3 of them. So what better way to celebrate summer than with watermelon treats?
And ok – technically, these aren’t even watermelon. They are strawberry. And chocolate. And buttercream. No watermelon in sight. Except for the fact that they look like watermelons. That’s what matters, right?
I have to go on the record that I totally stole this idea from one of you. Back in 2007, I did a post on cake mix cookies. Thanks to Pinterest, these cookies have been my #2 most popular post for months now. You all love cake mix cookies! And one of you left a comment, saying that it would be fun to put mini chocolate chips in the cookies, and to make them into ice cream sandwiches, with the edges rolled in something green to resemble a watermelon. I saw that idea, and couldn’t get it out of my head. I did decide to substitute the ice cream with a buttercream filling, just to make these easier to transport and to share. But ice cream would definitely be my second favorite choice!!
If you want to really go with the watermelon idea, you can always do a white cake mix, colored with food coloring. And you can flavor them with watermelon flavoring oil. I haven’t tried this, but I’m pretty sure it would work. But I took the easy way – and even though they are strawberry flavored, they still scream summer to me!!
More Favorite Cookie Recipes
No Bake Cookies
Cookies and Cream Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
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Watermelon Cake Mix Cookie Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- green colored sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil until combined. Mix in the chocolate chips.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
- In another bowl, beat the butter until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar. Add the milk and the vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Turn half of the cookies upside down. Using an offset spatula or a piping bag, add frosting to the bottom of the cookies. Top with another cookie to make a sandwich. Roll the edges of the frosting in the colored sugar.
Cassie says
Fun, fun! Good luck with the TV spot. These are so festive. Love the colors and flavors. Too adorable!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
funny – my strawberry cake mix cookies (thanks to pinterest also) remain super popular…gotta love pinterest for breathing new life into recipes that may otherwise die.
these are so creative & cute!
Valerie M. says
Way cute! I have a file of watermelon-style desserts so I’ll be adding this one!
Joan says
Cute cookies and I like cake mix. Can’t get any easier to make. 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
So cute, I love this!
Stephanie@PlainChicken says
Those are SO cute!! Perfect summer treat.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
These are so cute!! I bet they’d be a huge hit at summer parties.
Karly says
Ah! They are so cute that they are hurting my eyeballs!
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
Adorable! I love them. I have to tell you, they are the preppiest looking treats I’ve ever seen with the whole pink and green combo! So fun for a little girl’s birthday party, or even an old girl, too. 🙂
Tracey says
These are adorable, they really do look like little mini watermelons! Perfect for summer.
Abby says
These are adorable. So cute for the Fourth of July!
amanda @ fake ginger says
These are so cute! And thanks for linking to me! 🙂
Jennifer | Mother Thyme says
These are super cute! Great idea!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
Absolutely adorable!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
Cake mix cookies are the BEST! They are my go-to cookie if I need something quick and delicious. I’ve made so many combinations of them over the years…but never ones like these! I am loving these little sandwiches! 🙂
Rosa says
Lovely and very tempting!
Cheers,
Rosa