June 22, 2026
URL: https://www.duncanhines.com/recipes/cookies/wedding-cake-cookies-10586
- Prep time 30 minutes
- Total time 45 minutes
- Servings 24
Ingredients
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled 5 minutes
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2 eggs
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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon almond extract
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1 pkg (15.25 oz each) Duncan Hines® Classic White Cake Mix
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
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2 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
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1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla bean paste
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries
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Large white non-pareils
Nutrition Information
361 calories, 33g carbs
Directions
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Step one
Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Step two
Add sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract to a mixer bowl and beat on medium speed until well blended, about a minute. Stir together cake mix and flour in a medium bowl. Pour into butter mixture and beat on low speed until a soft dough forms.
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Step three
Scoop 2 tablespoon portions of dough 2-inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, just until centers are set, and edges are very lightly browned. Let cool completely.
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Step four
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Blend cream cheese, butter, and vanilla bean paste in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly add confectioners’ sugar and mix until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. Split frosting evenly into 2 smaller bowls.
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Step five
Add strawberries to a small food processor and pulse into a powder. Stir powdered strawberries into one of the small bowls of frosting and stir well to make strawberry frosting. Leave the other bowl as is for vanilla bean frosting.
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Step six
Use a spoon or spatula to spread a layer of the strawberry frosting around the edges of a piping bag fitted with a round #12 tip. Spoon vanilla frosting in the center. Fold the end of the piping bag down and squeeze frosting down to the tip. The first little bit will be all one color.
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Step seven
Start in the center and squeeze firmly, adding frosting in a circle until you reach the outside. Finish decorating each cookie with large, white non-pareils as desired.
Tips
Use a spoon to dollop frosting on each cookie and swirl together with the back of it if you don't have a piping tip.