Description
Festive holiday Cake Mix Christmas Cookies deliver sweet seasonal cheer with minimal effort. Bakers can quickly whip up these delightful treats that sparkle with holiday spirit and bring joy to family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Mix
- 1 box (15.25 ounces / 432 grams) chocolate cake mix
Wet Ingredients
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Add-ins
- 1 cup M&Ms
- Peppermint bark squares, chopped
- Chocolate chips
- Toffee bits
- Crushed candy canes
- Chopped pecans
Instructions
- Create a festive dough by blending cake mix, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs in a spacious mixing bowl until a cohesive mixture develops.
- Gently incorporate M&Ms, peppermint bark, and chocolate chips into the dough, ensuring even distribution of holiday-themed ingredients.
- Craft uniform 1-inch spherical dough portions, strategically positioning them approximately 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking surface.
- Heat oven to 350F (175C) and position the cookie-laden tray in the center rack for precise 10-minute baking, watching for golden edges and tender centers.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3 minutes, enabling initial stabilization and preventing crumbling.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting complete temperature reduction and texture refinement.
- Serve these whimsical holiday treats alongside a chilled milk accompaniment, perfect for spreading seasonal cheer with family and friends.
Notes
- Customize the cake mix flavor to match your holiday theme, like using red velvet for a festive touch.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and create thicker cookies.
- Swap vegetable oil with melted butter for a richer, more decadent texture that enhances the cookie’s flavor profile.
- Adjust baking time based on your oven’s performance; watch closely to prevent overbaking and maintain a soft, chewy center.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 154 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg