Description
Festive and colorful Christmas Crinkle Cookies made with a simple white cake mix base, divided into red and green doughs, rolled in powdered sugar for a classic crinkled appearance. Perfect for holiday celebrations and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 package 13.25 oz white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Coloring and Coating
- Red food coloring (to taste)
- Green food coloring (to taste)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar (for coating)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or lightly coat with nonstick baking spray to prevent sticking.
- Mix Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, and olive oil. Use a Danish dough whisk or a large spoon to mix until fully combined. Avoid using an electric mixer as it may make the dough too thick.
- Divide and Color Dough: Separate the dough equally into two bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl and green food coloring to the other using separate toothpicks. Mix each dough until the desired color intensity is reached.
- Form Dough Balls: Using a small cookie scoop, portion the dough into approximately 1 1/2 tablespoon sized balls.
- Coat Dough Balls: Roll each dough ball in powdered sugar to coat completely. This helps create the characteristic crinkle effect during baking.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the coated dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart to allow room for spreading.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until the cookies have spread and edges are set.
- Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Serve: Once cooled, serve these festive Christmas Crinkle Cookies and enjoy!
Notes
- Use separate toothpicks for each color to avoid cross-contamination.
- If you don't have red or green food coloring, you can substitute with other festive colors of your choice.
- For a different flavor profile, try using a yellow or vanilla cake mix instead of white.
- Ensure the cookie balls are well coated with powdered sugar for the best crinkle appearance.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 33 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.001 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.4 g
- Cholesterol: 12 mg
