Christmas Cake Mix Cookies
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Christmas Cake Mix Cookies
Description
This recipe uses boxed white cake mix as a base, mixed with melted butter and eggs to form a soft dough. Dividing the dough allows flavor and color to be added separately: strawberry jello and red food coloring tint one half, while almond extract is mixed into the other. Small portions of each dough are rolled together to create a marbled effect in the cookies.
Baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes, the cookies develop cracks on the surface that indicate doneness. Once cooled, they reveal swirls of red and white dough with sweet, almond-infused flavor and a slight fruity note from the jello.
The cookies are festive and attractive for holiday gatherings or everyday treats. Variations using other flavors like cherry jello or adjustments to almond extract allow customization of taste and color.
The dough can be refrigerated a few days before baking, and baked cookies freeze well up to three months, making this recipe convenient for advance preparation.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 white cake mix in boxes
- 1 c. butter melted
- 2 egg
Red Dough
- 3 oz strawberry jello package
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp red food coloring gel form
White Dough
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, or your stand mixer beat together the cake mix, melted butter and eggs.
- Separate the dough in half. Add the jello, water and food coloring to one half of the dough.
- To the other half of the dough add the water, and almond extract.
- Take a small tablespoon size piece of red and of white dough. Roll them together to make a marble like cookie.
- Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. The cookies will start to crack when they are done. Remove from the oven and let them continue to cook for about 2 minutes on the hot sheet.
- Remove from the pan and finish cooling on wire rack.
Notes
- Flavor and color variations include using cherry jello or increasing almond extract for different tastes.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for several days to maintain freshness.
- Dough can be refrigerated for a few days or cookie dough balls frozen for later baking.
- Baked cookies freeze well for up to three months; thaw at room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 138 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 138kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 214mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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