Description
These festive Christmas Crinkle Cookies are a simple and colorful holiday treat made with a white cake mix base, enhanced with vibrant red and green food coloring. Coated in powdered sugar, they bake into soft, slightly chewy cookies perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 box (13.25 oz) white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Coloring and Coating
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F and prepare a cookie sheet by lining it with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or nonstick baking spray.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, and olive oil. Mix thoroughly using a Danish dough whisk or a large spoon until the mixture is well combined but not overly thick.
- Divide and Color Dough: Split the dough into two equal portions in separate bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl and green food coloring to the other using separate toothpicks. Mix each until you achieve the desired bright color.
- Form Dough Balls: Using a small cookie scoop or measuring spoons, portion out approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and roll into balls.
- Coat with Powdered Sugar: Roll each dough ball in powdered sugar to coat completely, ensuring a crinkled appearance after baking.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the coated dough balls on the prepared cookie sheet spaced 1 1/2 inches apart for spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until cookies are cracked and set.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve: Enjoy these colorful and festive Christmas Crinkle Cookies fresh or store for later.
Notes
- Use a Danish dough whisk or a large spoon to avoid making the dough too thick; an electric mixer can overwork the batter.
- Separate toothpicks must be used for red and green coloring to prevent color contamination.
- Spacing the cookies properly on the baking sheet is essential to allow spreading and crinkling.
- Powdered sugar coating is key to creating the classic crinkle cookie crackled surface.
- These cookies make excellent holiday gifts and can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week.
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
