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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 Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: basic cookie dough, basic cookie mix, cookie dough, cookie mix
Servings: 16 cups of mix (128 cookies)
Calories: 99kcal
Author: Kelsey Crist

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 eggs
  • ½ cup chunky peanut butter
  • 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

  • Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda. Stir until well mixed.
    Bowl of combined dry ingredients and a wooden spoon on the side.
  • Using a pastry cutter, a fork, or your hands, add in shortening until well-combined and crumbly.
    Bowl of combined Cookie dough mix and a pastry blender on the side.

For Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Combine cookie mix, milk, vanilla, and egg. Stir until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
    Mixing bowl with chocolate chip cookie dough. Mixing paddle on the side.
  • 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
    Cookie sheet with scooped balls of chocolate chip cookie dough with a cookie scoop.

For Peanut Butter Cookies

  • Combine cookie mix, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter. Stir until well combined.
    Mixing bowl of peanut butter cookie dough mix. Cookie paddle on the side.
  • 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.
    Pressing a peanut butter cookie dough ball with a fork.
  • Bake on a greased baking sheet at 375 for 9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Makes 24 cookies.

For Snickerdoodles

  • Combine cookie mix, egg, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Stir until well combined.
    Mixing bowl with snickerdoodle cookie dough. Mixing paddle on the side.
  • 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.
    Cookie sheet with a bowl of cinnamon sugar and balls of snickerdoodle cookie dough mix.
  • Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should be lightly browned with cracked tops. Makes 12 cookies.

For Banana Coconut Delights

  • Combine cookie mix, coconut, banana, vanilla, and egg. Stir until well combined. Fold in pecans and oats.
    Mixing bowl with coconut banana cookie dough. Cookie paddle on the side.
  • 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.
    Cookie sheet with balls of coconut banana cookie dough.

Notes

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

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg