Christmas Crinkle Cookies
These festive, vibrant red and green cookies are made easy with a cake mix base, resulting in a soft, chewy texture and a beautiful powdered sugar crinkle.
- Prep Time: 45
- Cook Time: 11
- Total Time: 56
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (13.25 ounces) white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- Wilton red food coloring gel
- Wilton green food coloring gel
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and white cake mix.
- Divide the cookie dough into two equal amounts.
- Place each divided dough portion into a separate small bowl.
- Add a few drops of Wilton red food coloring gel to one bowl of dough.
- Mix the red food coloring into the dough until the color is fully incorporated.
- Add a few drops of Wilton green food coloring gel to the second bowl of dough.
- Mix the green food coloring into the dough until the color is fully incorporated.
- Refrigerate both bowls of dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to measure out portions of the chilled dough.
- Roll each dough ball completely in powdered sugar.
- Place the sugar-coated dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Ensure your dough is well-chilled for easier handling and better texture.
Be generous when coating the dough balls in powdered sugar for a prominent crinkle.
Gel food coloring works best for vibrant colors without altering dough consistency.
Check cookies at the minimum bake time as oven temperatures can vary.
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