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Christmas Cookies with White Cake

Soft, colorful holiday cookies made with white cake mix, vanilla, eggs, and oil, then coated generously with festive sprinkles before baking.
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Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Cookies with White Cake
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • ¾ cup colorful sprinkles or festive holiday sprinkles divided
  • ½ cup cooking oil such as vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs preferably brought to room temperature for easier mixing

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat to help prevent the cookies from sticking and make cleanup easier.
  • Place the white cake mix, eggs, cooking oil, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Stir until the ingredients form a smooth, evenly blended dough.
  • Add ¼ cup of the sprinkles to the dough and gently stir until they are distributed throughout the mixture.
  • Portion the dough into tablespoon-sized amounts and roll each portion into a ball.
  • Spread the remaining ½ cup of sprinkles across a plate. Roll each dough ball through the sprinkles until its surface is evenly covered on all sides.
  • Set the coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie to accommodate spreading during baking.
  • Bake in batches if the baking sheet cannot hold all of the cookies while maintaining the required spacing.
  • Transfer the baking sheet to the preheated oven and bake for 8–10 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the edges have developed a light golden-brown color.
  • Allow the freshly baked cookies to remain on the baking sheet for several minutes after removing them from the oven.
  • Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack and leave them until completely cooled. Continue shaping, coating, and baking the remaining dough in the same manner.
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Notes

  • For the freshest flavor and texture, serve the cookies soon after they have cooled.
  • Any leftover cookies may be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days.