Cake Mix Christmas Cookies

Every December I make a ton of cookies.  I start early and make them all month long so that by Christmas I have quite the collection of cookies.   Usually I end up with 7 or 8 different kinds that I share with my friends at work and my family.

This year I haven't been making nearly as many cookies.  I need to find some that are easier to make because the ones I normally make take way too long these days.  I still plan on making my traditional chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin because those don't take very long but I wanted to make some different types as well.

I found a recipe for Cake Mix Christmas Cookies.  I'm not a huge fan of using mixes but in this case I decided to give it a go.  I bought a white cake mix and it only took a few extra ingredients to make these cookies.  I really liked that they are decorated on top with red and green sprinkles.

I wasn't sure about adding the chocolate chips but they are a must.  I think they would have tasted too much like cake without them.  With the chocolate chips it made them much more cookie like.  I think you could use cinnamon chips as well if you wanted them more spiced.

The great thing about these is that while I made them for Christmas you can simply change the color of the sprinkles for different holidays.  Plus you can use different types of chips to make them taste different.  I bet using a chocolate cake mix would result in tasty chocolate flavored cookies too.  So many options!

Yield: 3 dozen

Cake Mix Christmas Cookies

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A delicious holiday cookie made from a cake mix.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix
• 2 eggs
• ½ c. vegetable oil
• 1 c. chocolate chips
• ¼ c. red and green sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and chocolate chips and mix well.
3. Scoop the mixture into 1 ½ inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
4. Press sprinkles on top of the cookies and bake for 10 minutes.
5. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction