White Cake Mix Christmas Cookies – quick and easy Christmas cookies with only SIX ingredients. Another easy recipe that’s ready in minutes for you to enjoy or pack up and give as gifts to neighbors and friends. Make sure you get your FREE recipe card to use when handing out cookies this holiday season.
If you’ve been a reader of my blog for any length of time, you know that I love my cake mix hacks that use a box of cake mix as ingredients to help speed along the baking process to make yummy recipes like Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies or Chocolate Brownie Cake.
Make sure you print out the FREE recipe cards below to give as part of your gift. You might even want to check out the Christmas gift tags available in the WOS Shop to use as well.
Using a cake mix for these White Cake Mix Christmas Cookies produces a delicious cookie that’s ready fast. Much faster than if you baked the cookies from scratch.
When life gets busy around the holidays, we all need to have a quick recipe to fall back on. These are great for last minute bake sales, gifts for teachers, coaches or neighbors. There are so many ways you can use these cookies besides the obvious way of eating them!
Helpful Kitchen Tools
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- Parchment Baking Sheets
- Cookie scoops
- Baking Trays
- Candy melts – for this recipe I used white chocolate candy melts, but you can use your favorite flavor and color.
- Red, green and white holiday nonpareils
Ingredients
Exact measurements are listed below in the recipe card. Make sure you scroll down to print and save the recipe for later!
- 1 box white cake mix; 15.25 ounce size
- Vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- Almond extract
- White Chocolate Candy Melts
- Christmas Sprinkles
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the dry cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs and almond extract.
Baking Tip: It’s always best to refrigerate the dough as it’s easier to work with chilled dough. Cake mix cookies tend to be a little stickier than traditional cookie dough because of the added oil.
Use a cookie scoop to place the cookies on baking trays lined with parchment paper. The cookie might be a little stickier than traditional cookie dough, so take your time.
Do not overcrowd the trays. The cookies will spread as they cook. You can see I only added 6 scoops of cookie dough to each baking tray.
Bake about 10-12 minutes, or until set in the middle and slightly browned around the edges. Allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating.
How to Decorate the Cookies
Melt the candy melts according to the package directions. I always use the microwave method listed on the back of the package.
Dip one half of the cookies into the melted white chocolate and then add the colorful Christmas sprinkles. The sprinkles make these white cake mix cookies look perfect for Christmas, right?
Tips for Baking Cake Mix Cookies
- Do not over-mix the batter.
- If the batter is too soft, chill the dough for about 30 minutes before placing on baking trays.
- Use silicon baking mats or parchment baking sheets on the baking trays to keep the cookies from sticking.
- Do not over-bake the cookies!
Tips for Storing Cake Mix Cookies
- Once baked, store the cake mix cookies in air-tight containers for up to two weeks.
- To freeze the cookies, simply place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and “flash freeze” them until they are solid, around 30 to 60 minutes.
- Then place the cookies in an air-tight container with parchment or waxed paper in between each layer to keep the cookies from sticking to each other.
- You can freeze the cookies this way for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Recipe Questions
You added too many eggs. When making cookies using a cake mix, do not follow the directions on the back of the box. Follow the directions listed below in the recipe card.
If you don’t want to dip the cookies in melted white chocolate, you can easily stir in any of the following for a yummy cookie: chocolate chips, crushed peppermint candy canes, chopped walnuts or pecans. You could even form the cookies into balls and then roll the balls in sugar.
White Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
White Cake Mix Christmas Cookies – easy Christmas cookies that use a box of cake mix as an ingredient and are ready fast!
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix; 15.25 ounce size
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- White Chocolate Candy Melts; 12 ounce size
- Christmas Sprinkles; 1/2 cup
Instructions
How to Bake the Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the dry cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, almond extract.
- Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, drop scoops of dough on the prepared baking sheet, at least two inches apart.
- Bake about 10-12 minutes, or until set in the middle and slightly browned around the edges.
- Cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
How to Decorate the Cookies
- Melt the white candy melts according to the package directions.
- Dip one half of the cooled cookie in the melted white chocolate and then immediately add the colorful Christmas sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate.
- Lay the cookies flat on a parchment paper.
- Allow the cookies to sit while the white chocolate sets completely.
Notes
You can substitute the almond extract with orange, lemon or even mint extract for a different flavor.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 120Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 55mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g
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