Description
Festive and colorful Christmas Crinkle Cookies made easily with a white cake mix, vibrant red and green food coloring, and a powdered sugar coating, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 box (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 prepare for baking the cookies.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or coat with nonstick baking spray to prevent sticking.
- Mix Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, and olive oil. Mix well until all ingredients are combined using a Danish dough whisk or large spoon; avoid electric mixers as they may make the dough too thick.
- Divide and Color Dough: Split 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 achieved.
- Form Dough Balls: Using a small cookie scoop, roll the dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon-sized balls.
- Coat with Powdered Sugar: Roll each dough ball in powdered sugar, ensuring they are thoroughly coated.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the coated dough balls on the prepared cookie sheet, spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart to allow spreading during baking.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until crinkled and set.
- Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve: Enjoy your festive Christmas Crinkle Cookies with family and friends!
Notes
- Use a Danish dough whisk or large spoon for mixing to get the best dough consistency; electric mixers can overwork the dough.
- Separate toothpicks should be used for adding different food colorings to avoid color mixing.
- Allow enough space between dough balls to prevent cookies from merging during baking.
- For extra festive touch, sprinkle additional powdered sugar on top after baking once cooled.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
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
