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These Healthier Cool Whip Cookies are the perfect dessert for the next time you are craving a soft, chewy cookie that is easy to make and low in calories and Weight Watchers points. In fact, you might already have the ingredients in your kitchen.
What are Cake Mix Cool Whip Cookies?
Cookies made with cake mix and Cool Whip require four simple ingredients: whipped topping, cake mix, egg, and sweetener.
To make this low-calorie/low-Weight Watcher points version, we used a sugar-free cake mix and sweetener instead of powdered sugar.
These cake mix cookies are popular because they can be made in minutes with just a few simple ingredients, and the flavor combinations are endless.
Whipped Topping Cookies – 7 Flavor Variations
Here are some of the flavors you can make:
- Basic vanilla cookies are outlined in our recipe below.
- Lemon cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 lemon or 1 tsp lemon extract).
- Orange cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 orange or 1 tsp orange extract)
- Coconut lime cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 lime plus 1 tsp coconut extract)
- Chocolate cookies (use a chocolate cake mix and follow instructions as indicated)
- Chocolate peanut butter cookies (prepare cookies as indicated and frost with a mixture of powdered peanut butter such as PB2, sweetener, and water or almond milk)
- Spice cookies (prepare cookies as written using a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice)
Check out these ideas from Wide Open Eats for even more fun variations.
WW Points for Cool Whip Cookies
Here are the points for these cookies with the recipe as written below. Make 24 cookies.
Weight Watchers Plan 2024 – 3 points per cookie
WW Green โ 3 points per cookie
WW Blue – 2 points per cookie
WW Purple – 2 points per cookie
Sugar (No Artificial Sweetener) Option
If you use powdered sugar instead of sweetener, the cookies are 3 points each.
If you use a regular (not sugar-free) cake mix, cookies are 4 points each.
Ingredients for Healthy Cool Whip Crinkle Cookies
Here are the ingredients for these simple yet tasty cookies that are low in WW points.
- 1 box of sugar-free cake mix, any flavor. We used Pillsbury Sugar-Free Vanilla Cake Mix. (A regular cake mix can be used for additional points.)
- 8oz. Carton Cool Whip, fat free (Allow to sit on counter for about 10 minutes before mixing.)
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup of Truvia, Splenda, or other reduced-calorie sweetener (or powdered sugar for additional points)
Serve warm. The edges and bottom will be slightly crisp, and the inside will be super soft.
How to Make Cake Mix Cool Whip Cookies – Low in Calories and Weight Watchers Points
Here’s a simple tutorial for making this cookie recipe with a cake mix and cool whip. Your family will love these soft and sweet treats, and you will, too.
Gather ingredients. This is so simple to pull together quickly!
Combine dough.
Divide dough into 24 equal pieces. Roll into balls and roll in sweetener (or powdered sugar).
Place onto a baking tray and into a 350-degree oven. Bake for 10-14 minutes. The edges will be slightly brown. The edges and bottom will be slightly crisp, and the inside will be soft. Do not overbake.
Enjoy!
Healthier Cool Whip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box sugar-free cake mix
- 8 ounces fat-free cool whip
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup low-calorie sweetener such as Truvia or powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Measure powdered sugar or sweetener and place in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together cake mix, cool whip and egg using a mixer. The texture can be thick and slightly sticky so using a mixer makes it much easier to handle.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop one ball of dough into the sweetener or powdered sugar. Roll around and form a ball. Place onto cookie sheet. Repeat until you have 24 cookies.
- Bake in the oven 10-14 minutes. The edges will be slightly brown. Edges and bottom will be slightly crisp and the inside will be super soft.
WW Information
WW Program 2025
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Notes
- Basic vanillaย cookiesย are outlined in our recipe below.
- Lemon cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 lemon or 1 tsp lemon extract).
- Orange cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 orange or 1 tsp orange extract)
- Coconut lime cookies (use a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and add the zest of 1 lime plus 1 tsp coconut extract)
- Chocolate cookies (use a chocolate cake mix and follow instructions as indicated)
- Chocolate peanut butter cookies (prepare cookies as indicated and frost with a mixture of powdered peanut butter such as PB2, sweetener, and water or almond milk)
- Spice cookies (prepare cookies as written using a sugar-free vanilla cake mix and 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice)
Nutrition
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You will savor these delicious Weight Watchers Cool Whip cookies. What’s your favorite lighter cookie recipe? Share in the comments below.
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How funny that you shared these cookies. I’ve been making these since this past weekend. Shared with my neighbors (strawberry cake mix) and they loved them and can’t wait for me to make them some more. Of course I gave her my recipe and told her that she doesn’t have to use the sugar free stuff and she said that she actually enjoyed them and couldn’t tell that they were sugar free cookies.
I also made these last night with the sugar free cake mix last night for my husband (whom I’m on the program for supporting him, I personally don’t need to lose weight but it’s helping me to keep him eating healthy and cutting down his portions.)
I haven’t tried your recipe, but I was looking at my recipe compared to yours and mine said to use 2 eggs. I used the sugar free cake mix and sugar free cool whip (when I find it I buy several) used the powdered sugar.
Also, my husband was asking for orange. Has anyone tried this using anything other than white or yellow cake mix. I thought about spice cake or carrot cake but I’d be the only one eating them since he’s not a fan of either of those two.
I love your recipes. I’m the first to write about these. Yeah.
Thanks so much for your time.
Yum!
Are these cookies crunchy, chewy, or just a soft cookie?