Easy Cake Mix Cookies for the Holidays
Cake Mix Christmas Cookies are soft, sweet, and full of that classic sugar cookie flavor—perfectly festive and impossible to resist.
Easy to make and endlessly customizable, these cake mix cookies are perfect for holidays. They’re a time-saving treat that lets you skip the fuss without sacrificing the fun.
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Making Christmas cookies is a cherished tradition in my house—one I eagerly anticipate all year.
There’s just something magical about the scent of sugar and vanilla wafting through the kitchen while holiday music plays in the background.
What I don’t look forward to is the mountain of ingredients and flour dusted on every surface.
That’s why these cake mix Christmas cookies are a total game changer. They start with a simple boxed mix, but you’d never know it from the taste!
These cake mix sugar cookies have that classic holiday flavor, but they come together with way less mess.
Fewer ingredients mean more time decorating and less time scrubbing bowls and measuring cups.
I also love how versatile this recipe is. You can roll the dough out for cutout cookies or keep things simple with cheerful sprinkle-covered rounds.
Either way, they bake up soft and sweet!
Whether you’re baking for a cookie swap, classroom party, or just for fun, these cake mix cookies for the holidays are festive, foolproof, and sure to spread some cheer.
More Shortcut Holiday Recipes:
- Cake Mix Gingerbread Bundt Cake
- Pumpkin Bundt Cake from a Mix
- Red Velvet Loaf Cake from a Mix
- Holiday Pistachio Bread
- Bisquick Sugar Cookies
Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
One of the best things about these cake mix Christmas cookies is how flexible the recipe is.
You can make simple round cookies, or roll out the dough for your favorite cut-out shapes.
Whether you use white or yellow cake mix (both work great!), you’ll get soft, sweet cake mix sugar cookies every time.
Change up the shapes, colors, and decorations to fit any holiday or celebration—these cake mix cookies can be enjoyed year-round simply by changing up the sprinkles.
Below you can see how they can be an easy 4th of July dessert, too!
How to Make Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
It’s really easy to make these tasty cookies.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- White or Yellow Cake Mix
- All-Purpose Flour
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Sprinkles or Sanding Sugar (Optional)
How to Make It:
Find the full printable recipe available below
Prepare the dough. First, you’ll combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Mix on low speed until ingredients are combined and a soft dough forms.
Shape the cookies. Next, for cutout cookies, you’ll place the dough between two sheets of wax paper or parchment paper and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness.
Lightly dust cookie cutters with flour and cut the dough into shapes, re-rolling any scraps to cut more cookies.
Add sprinkles or sanding sugar to cut cookies, if desired.
To make round cookies, scoop dough out by rounded tablespoon and roll into a ball. If desired, roll in sprinkles or sanding sugar.
Bake and Serve. Last, you’ll place cookies on prepared baking sheet, leaving 1-2 inches in between them.
Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden. To keep them soft and chewy, be sure not to over-bake them.
Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely (or enjoy warm, if preferred).
Notes and Adaptations
- I used white cake mix in the cookies that are pictured above. Yellow cake mix will change the color slightly.
- Leftover cookies should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
Recommended Equipment
Easy Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz white or yellow cake mix
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- sprinkles or sanding sugar for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer), combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix on low speed until ingredients are combined and a soft dough forms.
- To make cutout cookies, place the dough between two sheets of wax paper or parchment paper and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Lightly dust cookie cutters with flour and cut into shapes, re-rolling any scraps to cut more cookies. Add sprinkles or sanding sugar to cut cookies, if desired.
- To make round cookies, scoop dough out by rounded tablespoon and roll into a ball. If desired, roll in sprinkles or sanding sugar.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheet, leaving 1-2 inches in between them. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden.
- Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely (or enjoy warm, if preferred).
Notes
- I used white cake mix in the cookies that are pictured above. Yellow cake mix will change the color slightly.
- Leftover cookies should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
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