Simplify your holiday baking with these Christmas Cake Mix Cookies that can be made three ways!
When the busy holiday season hits, I’m always looking for ways to de-stress my life so I can enjoy the magic with those I love. I really enjoy making goodie plates for friends and neighbors, so I try to find ways to keep this tradition alive, while not adding headache to an already chaotic time.
Enter the cake mix cookie! These are so easy to prepare, with just a few ingredients. And you can make them at least three ways for a fun and festive variety!
There’s the Christmas Funfetti Cookie, the Frosted Christmas Cookie and the Chocolate Dipped Christmas Cookie! All with pretty sprinkles!
I literally made all three varieties in less than an hour. I’m still trying to decide which one I like best! They are all amazing in their own way! I did test them out on the kids and the frosted ones disappeared the quickest. But it’s no secret that kids love frosting! 🙂
These are perfect for all those holiday bake sales and events where you need to make lots of cookies in a hurry! It’s so easy to double or triple the batch for maximum output!
I’m also thinking that Santa might not mind sampling one of each when he makes his appearance on Christmas Eve. 🙂
Which kind would you try first?
All of these start with the same basic cake mix cookie recipe and end up looking so different and pretty!
You’re just a few ingredients away from one of the best cookies you’ll ever bite into! I’ve always been a huge fan of cake mix cookies because they are simple to make, and also because of how easy they are to modify and dress up, depending on the occasion.
I can’t wait to bake up more to add to our annual Christmas goodie plates!
Christmas Cake Mix Cookies Three Ways
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz. white cake mix use Duncan Hines
- 6 Tbsp. butter melted
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 c. holiday jimmies sprinkles (for the Funfetti variety)
- White Chocolate Chips and sprinkles for the chocolate dipped variety
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and holiday sprinkles for the frosted variety
- 1/2 c. butter softened
- 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Just enough milk for thinning add it a Tablespoon at a time, mixing in between
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line baking sheets with nonstick baking mats or lightly spray them with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together white cake mix, melted butter, almond extract and egg. For the Funfetti cookies, stir in 1/3 c. holiday sprinkles by hand at this point. For both the other varieties, omit the sprinkles in the dough.
- Scoop or roll dough into rounded 1 1/2" balls and place at least 2" apart on prepared sheets. Press dough balls down with the palm of your hand to flatten the balls slightly. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Don't over bake! You don't want the bottoms to be brown.
- Allow them to cool slightly on the baking sheets before removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- After the cookies are cool, for the dipped variety, melt white chocolate chips (in small batches) in a small sauce pan over the stove top on the lowest heat, stirring constantly. Or use a double boiler to play it completely safe. Remove them from the heat a little before they are all the way melted and continue to stir the white chocolate until no lumps remain and all is melted and smooth. Dip half the white cake mix cookie into the melted white chocolate and place cookies on a wax or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Add holiday sprinkles onto the white chocolate. Allow the cookies to sit while the white chocolate sets completely.
- For the frosted cookies, prepare the buttercream frosting by creaming together softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and just enough milk for thinning (add the milk very slowly, mixing in between), until fluffy and creamy. Mix for at least five minutes on a high speed for the ultimate creaminess!
- Frost the cookies and sprinkle with holiday sprinkles.
I hope you enjoy these! Happy holiday baking!
If you’re interested in more cake mix cookie recipes, be sure to go HERE!
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