Cake Mix Holiday Cookies Recipes

CAKE MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl mix together cake mix, eggs, and oil until smooth. Alternately you can do this step in the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mixing ingredients on low until combined.
• Mix in desired add-ins until evenly incorporated.
• Using a medium (2- tablespoon) cookie scoop portion the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet 2- inches apart. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until lightly golden at the edges.
• Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

CLEVER CAKE MIX CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Stir cake mix, eggs, and butter together in a large bowl.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar to coat. Set balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 1 pan at a time, in the preheated oven, just until edges are firm and cracks appear slightly moist, 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on pans for 3 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

HOLIDAY CAKE MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cake mix, white chocolate chips, coconut and dried cranberries in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center.
• Combine egg whites, vanilla extract and oil in a small bowl. Add to the ingredients in the large bowl and stir well to combine. If the mixture seems too dry, add up to 1 Tbs. water, so that all ingredients are well incorporated. Chill in refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper. Form dough into small balls, using a heaping half tablespoonful of dough for each cookie. Place balls on cookie sheets, about an inch apart.
• Bake 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies are just golden brown in spots on the top. Let them cool for a minute or two on the cookie sheet before removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

CAKE MIX HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Beat the cake mix, butter, eggs and 1/3 cup water with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until smooth and no bits of dry cake mix are left. Drop the batter by the tablespoonful (a small ice cream scoop will make this task easier) onto the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. (You will have additional batter for a second batch.)
• Bake until the cookies are set around the edges but still soft in the center, about 8 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely (the rounded tops will sink slightly). When the baking sheets are cool, repeat with the remaining batter.
• For the frosting: Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium microwavable bowl in the microwave in 1-minute increments, stirring in between, until smooth.
• Beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla together with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture into the cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth.
• Frost the cookies, decorate with sprinkles and serve.

MASTER HOLIDAY COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, egg yolks and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week., Master Cookie Mix may be used to prepare the following recipes: Easy Almond Bars, Chocolate-Hazelnut Pinwheels, Holiday Thumbprint Cookies and Peppermint Twists.