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Cookie Dough Mix
5 from 16 votes

Cookie Dough Mix

This cookie dough mix is the starting point for so many delicious cookie recipes. It is so easy to make and you probably have everything you need in your pantry right now! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 16 cups of mix (128 cookies)
Calories: 99 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For Basic Cookie Dough Mix
  • 8 cups flour
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 cups brown sugar firmly packed
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 3 cups vegetable shortening
For Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • 3 cups cookie mix
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
For Peanut Butter Cookies
  • 3 cups cookie mix
  • 2 egg
  • ½ cup peanut butter chunky
  • ¼ cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
For Snickerdoodles
  • 2 1/2 cups cookie mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For Banana Coconut Cookies
  • 2 cups cookie mix
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 medium banana mashed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ½ cup pecans chopped
  • ½ cup rolled oats

Instructions

Basic Cookie Mix
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  1. Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda. Stir until well mixed.
  2. Using a pastry cutter, a fork, or your hands, add in shortening until well-combined and crumbly.
For Chocolate Chip Cookies
  1. Combine cookie mix, milk, vanilla, and egg. Stir until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
  2. Roll dough into balls and place evenly on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Makes 24 cookies
For Peanut Butter Cookies
  1. Combine cookie mix, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter. Stir until well combined.
  2. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Place evenly on a greased baking sheet. Use a fork to flatten the dough balls making a criss cross pattern.
  3. Bake on a greased baking sheet at 375 for 9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Makes 24 cookies.
For Snickerdoodles
  1. Combine cookie mix, egg, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Stir until well combined.
  2. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small dish. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll dough balls in cinnamon sugar mixture and place evenly on a greased baking sheet.
  3. Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should be lightly browned with cracked tops. Makes 12 cookies.
For Banana Coconut Delights
  1. Combine cookie mix, coconut, banana, vanilla, and egg. Stir until well combined. Fold in pecans and oats.
  2. Roll dough into balls and place evenly on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 9-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Makes 24 cookies.

Notes

  • Mix-in Ideas:
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Butterscotch Chips
  • Butterscotch Chips
  • Pecans
  • Pecans
  • M&Ms
  • M&Ms
  • White Chocolate Chips
  • White Chocolate Chips
  • Craisins
  • Craisins
  • Coconut Flakes
  • Coconut Flakes
  • Freeze Dried Raspberries
  • Freeze Dried Raspberries
  • Cadbury Mini Eggs
  • Cadbury Mini Eggs
  • Macadamia Nuts
  • Macadamia Nuts
  • Mini M&Ms
  • Mini M&Ms
  • Reese's Pieces
  • Reese's Pieces
  • Dried Cherries
  • Dried Cherries
  • Raisins
  • Raisins
  • Oatmeal
  • Oatmeal
  • Cinnamon sugar
  • Cinnamon sugar
  • Sprinkles
  • Sprinkles
  • Chopped peanuts
  • Chopped peanuts

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 99kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 87mg (4%) Potassium 13mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 7g (14%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16 cups of mix (128 cookies)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 99

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 99kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 87mg 4%
Potassium 13mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 7g 14%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.