After my sad attempt at a healthy pumpkin pudding recipe, I heard you ask for a delicious pumpkin creation. Luckily, this recipe is still fairly healthy (if you just eat the cookies straight up). And it is the easiest cookie recipe ever! 
All you need are 2 ingredients – 3 if you want to make pumpkin whoopie pies.
Ingredients:
- one box of cake mix – if you’re making pumpkin cookies use carrot cake OR spice cake
- one 15oz. can of pumpkin
- optional: big dash of pumpkin pie seasoning
Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix ingredients. Drop into greased cookie sheet. Make sure to grease cookie sheet since these cookies do not contain oil. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes depending on how big you made them.
You can eat them as is (preferably warm!)…
Or spread some icing on the bottom of one cookie and top with another…
Luckily, I had icing in the fridge from Ben’s birthday cake at the beginning of the month. I don’t think frosting is supposed to keep that long, but it was still delicious.
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I just made cupcakes with a similar recipe (added some water) and they were OMGgood
I’ve made these cookies like this before. They turn out really good!
BTW, what’s all the fuss about naming the number of ingredients in the recipe? I’ve heard that fewer ingredients tends to be healthier/less processed, but in ones like this (or ones where Cream of ____ Soup is a key ingredient), do they really count as only 2- or 3-ingredient recipes? A cake mix is made of a lot of different ingredients. . .
If it’s a measure of simplicity, then awesome. But is it really a good indicator of a recipe’s “healthiness?”
No it’s totally not an indicator of health – to me it’s about making it easy. When I see a recipe with 22 ingredients and 19 of them are not in my kitchen right now I will never make it.
Yes…I love the simplicity! I def agree with you that when I see these long recipes on blogs, I don’t even consider making them….these I’ll make!
So one quick clarifying questions….do you literally just mix the dry cake mix with the canned pumpkin, or prepare the cake mix and as indicated on the box and mix in the pumpkin? Thanks!! rock on RER, I love your blog!!
Dry cake mix and a can of pumpkin – no oil or water or eggs or other.
this works well with a brownie box mix too…thick and fudgey brownies….just the powder mix and can of pumpkin. (I actually think I saw it first in some WW recipe page.)
Ah. I get it. So you are only getting the cals from the mix (and a lil butter on the bottom) plus the added health of pumpkin. Are the cookies moist? And Kathy (below) do the brownies taste like pumpkin.
You know, I personally loved the pumpkin pudding recipe! I make almost the exact same thing for my breakfast in the mornings, the only difference is that I mix in oats and sometimes use yogurt instead of protein powder. It’s delicious! These cookies look amazing too, of course
I just made pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting… which if you don’t frost them they are basically breakfast muffins…
Hmm….I’m going to try to make pumpkin banana bread this weekend. I have a fresh pumpkin to cook/puree and some bananas getting good and black…..
If I have enough to make two then one is getting my favorite homemade cream cheese frosting!
Do you use a cake mix or make it the traditional way? If it’s the latter, can I have the recipe? Not a fan of cake mix.
I use a box cake mix ’cause I’m not fancy
Brilliant!!! Love this idea and since I’m incapable of baking a “real” cookie, this is perfect for me!
Yum thanks for the idea! I might have to give these a try soon. But now I want a woopie pie from Susie Cakes – you must go search them out!
Never heard of that place!
You should make a date of it, it’s amazing. And there is the best ever coffee shop right next store so it’s a good mix. And if that isn’t enough last time I was there Heather Dubrow was behind me and I know you love your Real Housewives! You’re welcome!
RHOC sighting?! Fun fun fun
I have pumpkin waffle/pancake mix…wonder if I could make something with that….
What a great idea! I can’t wait to try it. It would probably be awesome with chocolate cake too. Yum
Yes, also works with brownie mix! I am a professional chef– not.
I’ve made it with chocolate cake too and you can’t taste it at all.
mmmm… those sound so good… although, I think I might add dark chocolate chips
Ooh! I can’t wait to make these!
Nice! Looks delish
Yum! and so easy. I will definitely be trying these soon. Thanks!
These sound super tasty! Thanks for sharing.
THOSE LOOK AMAZING!!! Can’t wait to try it-I have done chocolate and pumpkin but haven’t tried carrot and pumpkin. YUM!
I’ve actually made these cookies before but as cupcakes! When I found the recipe, I figured they would taste horribe, I mean only 2 ingredients? Come on! BUT to my surprise, there were fantastic! I’ve got to make them again!
I saw this on Pinterest and totally want to make it! Thanks for the tip about using carrot cake or spice cake, wouldn’t have thought of that!
OMG this looks delish. I am going to have to make it for sure:) Whoopie pies sound amazabells.
I make these in muffin tins but…… switch out two cups of the cake mix for two cups of vanilla protein powder, add more pumpkin pie spice and they are now called pumpkin PROTEIN muffins/cookies!! My husband AND children gobble them up! Spice cake can also be used instead of carrot with not much difference.
Genius!
Made them – they are so good! Added Bonus – I’m on WW and they only come out as 1 point per cookie. Score!
I’m down for 2-ingredient anything…especially pumpkin cookies. These sound so good and easy! Recipe for success.
I have yet to make these, but just stocked up on some serious pumpkin at Costco so may have to give them a try. Woot!
I might try them with spice cake mix.
Yeah, I made this years and years ago and think my mom said it was a ww recipe.