Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
Cake Mix Christmas cookies only take 5 ingredients and can be made with chocolate or vanilla cake mixes!
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Boxed Cake Mix chocolate or vanilla
- 1/2 cup Butter melted
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Red and Green M+Ms
- Christmas sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (or 375 degrees for high altitude).
- In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, eggs, and melted butter. Stir in white chocolate chips and M+Ms, reserving a few for placing on top if desired.
- Line a baking sheet with a nonstick liner or parchment paper. Scoop out just over a tablespoon of dough per cookie onto the cookie sheet. (I use a medium cookie dough scoop and underfill it slightly.) If desired, top cookie dough balls with reserved M+Ms and Christmas sprinkles.
- Bake cookies 8-10 minutes until tops begin to crack and edges feel just set. Do not overbake or cookies will be crunchy instead of soft. Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
I prefer Betty Crocker brand cake mixes, and I always use the Devil's Food flavor for chocolate cake mix cookies and French Vanilla for vanilla cake mix cookies.
You can add up to a teaspoon of vanilla or peppermint extract if desired.
If your cookies are flat, you can stir in 2 tablespoons of flour (for vanilla cookies) or baking cocoa (for chocolate cookies) next time you make them, or slightly increase the oven temperature. More tips for the perfect cake mix cookies can be found here: Ultimate Guide to Cake Mix Cookies