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Four festive cookies made from cake mix, adorned with red and green sprinkles, rest on a white platter with holiday decorations shimmering in the background.

Red and Green Cake Mix Christmas Cookies

One of the reasons I love making these red and green cookies with cake mix is how much easier and faster the process is. Rather than measuring out different ingredients, I'm just opening a package and then adding very few ingredients after that. It's so easy to manage you may never go back to make cookies from scratch again.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 119 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package cake mix
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 slab cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon decorating sugar each for red and green

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F or whatever temperature the boxed cake mix recommends.
  • Add the butter and cream cheese to a bowl and blend until mixed.
  • Add the egg and mix together.
  • Add cake mix and mix together. Blend well until you have a sticky dough.
  • I used a melon baller to scoop out the cookies and transfer them to a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil. You can also use parchment paper.
  • Sprinkle the red and green sugar all over the dough balls.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cookies are a golden color.
  • Remove from oven. Take cookies on aluminum foil off the hot pan and place it on a cool rack.

Notes

The box cake mix instructions said to bake for 9-11 minutes. However, when I followed those instructions, the cookies were significantly underdone. So I popped them back in the oven for another 5 minutes and they were great.
When decorating the cookie balls before baking, you can sprinkle the sugar like I did or put the red and green sugar on a plate and roll the dough through it.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 182mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 128IUCalcium: 49mgIron: 0.5mg

Disclaimer

Please note that nutrient values, if included with the recipe, are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability/substitution and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.

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