Best Holiday Cake Mix Cookies Recipes

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CAKE MIX HOLIDAY COOKIES



Cake Mix Holiday Cookies image

These soft and tender cookies are made with cake mix and topped with a white chocolate-cream cheese frosting, so it's no surprise that they look and taste just like little cupcake tops.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 38 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the baking sheets
1 box yellow cake mix (for two 9-inch rounds), such as Duncan Hines
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sprinkles, for decorating

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.

HOLIDAY CAKE MIX COOKIES



Holiday Cake Mix Cookies image

This is one of my variations of Linda's "Cake Mix Cookies", and I thought the changes warranted it as a separate recipe. For the white chocolate chips, I used those red and green swirled ones that Nestle puts out at holiday time. I chilled the dough a bit in the fridge before doing the first dozen, and then set the bowl back in the fridge between each dozen to make it just a smidge easier to work with. From start to finish, it only took an hour to have four dozen pretty and tasty cookies to add to my holiday cookie tins!

Provided by Targetgirl

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 1h

Yield 48 cookies, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box white cake mix
1/2 cup canola oil
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 tablespoon water (optional)

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.1, Fat 4.9, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 0.5, Sodium 81.3, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 8.5, Protein 0.9

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