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A stack of thick and puffy Neapolitan Cookies dunked in chocolate and topped with sprinkles.
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5 from 22 votes

Neapolitan cookies

Neapolitan cookies recipe using cake mix includes three best flavors in one cookie. Strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 247kcal
Author: Neha

Equipment

  • Cookie tray
  • Parchment Paper/Silicone Baking mats
  • Cookie scoop

Ingredients

  • 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
  • 1 box Strawberry Cake Mix
  • ½ Cup Oil (divided)
  • 4 Large Eggs (at room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder (divided)
  • 1 and ½ Cups Melted chocolate
  • ½ Cup Sprinkles (optional, but pretty)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 deg F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper/silicone baking mat and set aside.
  • Take two mixing bowls. Add vanilla mix in one and strawberry cake mix to another. Now add ¼ cup of oil, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 2 eggs to each cake mix.
  • Mix using a hand mixer or you can make use of a whisk or wooden spoon to form a dough. Dough will appear sticky, but will be firm. Chill dough for a few minutes in freezer at this point if you find it way too sticky to work with.
  • Divide both the doughs into 24 balls using a cookie scoop. Take a ball of vanilla and a ball of strawberry dough and roll them together.
  • Repeat with the remaining balls, till all the dough is used up.
  • You will have 24 cookie dough balls in the end. Place them on your pre-lined sheet and stick them in freezer for 10 minutes or until they are firm to touch.
  • Bake these for 9-10 minutes. Let them cool for a few minutes on baking tray and cool down on wire stand further. Melt some chocolate and dip the cooled cookies in it. Now place dipped cookies on a parchment lined tray again and allow the chocolate to set.
  • Top with sprinkles of choice immediately before the chocolate sets. Enjoy!

Notes

Storage Information:

  • The cookies will stay fresh for about 3-4 days at room temp covered tightly.
  • Both baked cookies and unbaked cookie dough balls can be frozen. Thaw baked cookies on the counter top overnight before serving. No need to thaw unbaked cookie dough balls. Just bake them for an extra minute.

Tips to make cake mix cookies thick and puffy:

  1. Roll your cookie dough on taller side and don't press them in the center.
  2. Quickly chill them in the freezer till these balls are firm to touch, as the oven preheats
  3. Don't over bake them, even when they appear soft in the center. The cookies will firm up as they cool down.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 279mg | Sugar: 21g