Bring a little minty magic to your Christmas baking with these Mint Christmas Cookies!
Made with a white cake mix, Andes Peppermint Baking Chips, white chocolate chips and Christmas tree sprinkles. They get their fun color from green food coloring.
Check out all the other Christmas Cookies to bake for your family this holiday season.
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Get ready to savor the festive flavors of the season in every bite. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a batch of cookies that will have everyone reaching for seconds.
The secret ingredient in these cookies is a cake mix, which not only makes them incredibly easy to whip up but also adds a tender and moist texture.
The addition of peppermint chocolate chips brings a burst of refreshing mint flavor that perfectly complements the sweetness of the cookies.
Perfect for gifting or enjoying with a warm cup of cocoa!
Looking for more peppermint flavored easy cookie recipes? Try my Christmas Cookies with Peppermint, or my Peppermint Blossom Cookies.
Table of Contents
- Cookies made with Cake Mix
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- 🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Ingredients
- Recipe Substitutions and Variations
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- Quick Tip
- Roll the Cookies in Powdered Sugar
- Bake Cookies Like a Pro!
- Baking Instructions
- Decorating Christmas Cookies
- LOVE this recipe? SAVE it for Later!
- Storing and Thawing Tips
- More Christmas Cookie Recipes
- 📖 Recipe Card
- 💬 Comments
Cookies made with Cake Mix
- Cake mix cookies can be easily prepared using your preferred flavor of cake mix, whether it's chocolate, vanilla, or funfetti.
- To enhance the flavor of your cookies, you can elevate them by adding additional ingredients like vanilla extract, almond extract, or even spices like cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Always refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes before baking. This helps prevent the cookies from spreading too much during baking.
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🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
s Christmas Themed Winter Holiday Ceramic Cookie Jar, Gnome Ceramic Food Storage Jar with Airtight Lid
KitchenAid RRK150WH 5 Qt. Artisan Series - White (Renewed)Wilton Holiday Sprinkles Assortment, 6.8 oz.HONGBAKE Baking Sheet Pan Set, Cookie Sheets for Oven, Nonstick Half/Quarter/Jelly Roll Pans with Diamond Texture Pattern, Heavy Duty Cookie Tray
Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients and instructions. Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact quantities, detailed instructions and special notes.
Recipe Substitutions and Variations
- You can swap the white chocolate chips out for semi-sweet chocolate chips, or use half of each!
- Make them chocolate cookies by using a chocolate cake mix and omit the food coloring.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Combine the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and mint extract. Add in the green food coloring.
Step 2: Add the mint baking chips.
Step 3: Add the white chocolate chips and mix to combine.
Step 4: Chill for 30 minutes before baking.
Quick Tip
Check out my Tips on Adjusting Cake Mix Size for Baking in my Cake Mix Recipe Hacks blog post.
Roll the Cookies in Powdered Sugar
Step 5: Roll the dough into balls and dip into powdered sugar.
Step 6: Place on a parchment lined baking tray.
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Use a cookie scoop to form the dough balls to ensure they are evenly sized for uniform cooking.
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Baking Instructions
Step 7: Bake for 8-10 at 350°F. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Decorating Christmas Cookies
Step 8: Prepare the glaze by mixing together the powdered sugar and milk until it's at a consistency to drizzle.
Step 9: Drizzle on top of the cookies and immediately add the Christmas sprinkles.
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Storing and Thawing Tips
Refrigerator: Store the Mint Christmas Cookies in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks.
Freezer: Flash freeze the cookies by placing them in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze for 30-60 minutes until solid. Add the cookies to a zip top freezer bag with parchment paper in between each layer to keep them from sticking to each other. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Thawing: Allow the cookies to thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
More Christmas Cookie Recipes
- Check out my recipes for Chocolate Sugar Crinkle Cookies and my Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cake Mix for cake mix cookie hacks.
- Or you might enjoy this recipe for Andes Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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Mint Christmas Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ tablespoon pure mint extract
- 1 cup mini white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup Andes Mint Baking Chips
- 8 - 10 drops green food coloring
- 1 - 2 cups powdered sugar for rolling the cookies in
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 - 2 tablespoons milk
- Christmas sprinkles
Method
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine together the vanilla cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and mint extract.
- Once combined, add in the green food coloring. Start with 8 drops and add more to the color green you desire.
- Add in the mint baking chips and the mini white chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and roll the cookie dough into balls.
- Dip the tops of the cookies into the powdered sugar and place on a parchment lined baking tray.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking tray for at least 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
- Once the cookies have cooled, prepare the cookie glaze by combining 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon milk. If you need more milk, add the remaining tablespoon. You want to be able to drizzle the cookies with the glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze on top of the cooled cookies and immediately add the Christmas sprinkles.
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