Description
Festive and colorful Christmas Crinkle Cookies made from a white cake mix, perfect for holiday celebrations. These soft, chewy cookies are dipped in powdered sugar and baked to a delightful crinkled texture with vibrant red and green colors.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 (13.25 oz) white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F to ensure it's ready for baking the cookies evenly.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or coat it with nonstick baking spray to prevent sticking.
- Mix Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, and olive oil. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated using a Danish dough whisk or large spoon. Avoid an electric mixer to prevent the dough from becoming too thick.
- Divide and Color Dough: Divide the dough equally into two bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl and green food coloring to the other, mixing each until the desired vibrant color is reached.
- Form Dough Balls: Using a small cookie scoop, portion out 1 1/2 tablespoon-sized dough balls. Roll each ball then coat thoroughly with powdered sugar.
- Arrange Dough: Place the powdered sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared cookie sheet, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart to allow spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until the cookies have spread and the crinkled effect is visible.
- Cool Cookies: Remove from oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Serve: Enjoy these festive Christmas Crinkle Cookies with family and friends!
Notes
- Use a Danish dough whisk or spoon instead of an electric mixer to avoid overworking the dough.
- Separate toothpicks should be used for red and green food coloring to prevent color mixing.
- Powdered sugar coating ensures the classic crinkle cookie appearance.
- Spacing the dough balls well on the baking sheet is important for proper spreading.
- These cookies are great for holiday parties and can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container.
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
