How to Make Red and Green Crinkle Cookies
The perfect holiday cookie is soft, sweet, and chewy—these Christmas Crinkle Cookies deliver all that and more!
These easy-to-make cookies use cake mix and powdered sugar to create a seriously delicious treat that’s as festive as it is adorable for your holiday tablescape.
If you looking for another holiday cookie recipe, try our Christmas Gnome Cookies or Grinch Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients Needed:
- Red Velvet Cake Mix: I like to use Ducan Hines but any brand will work.
- White Cake Mix: Again, I like Duncan Hines but you can use your favorite brand.
- Green Gel Food Coloring: Better than regular food coloring. Gives a better overall color due to being more saturated without making the batter watery.
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Powdered Sugar
Helpful Information:
- Roll the dough balls in powdered sugar until fully covered for a vibrant crinkle effect as they bake.
- For uniform cookies, use a cookie scoop to measure out the dough. This ensures even baking.
- Crinkle cookies should be soft and chewy. Bake until just set; they’ll continue to cook slightly on the baking sheet as they cool.
Christmas Crinkle Cookies
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 23 minutes
Seriously easy Christmas Crinkle Cookies made from boxed cake mix.
Ingredients
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 1 box white cake mix
- green gel food coloring
- 4 eggs divided
- 1 cup vegetable oil divided
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the green cookies by combining white cake mix, 2 eggs, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a large mixing bowl. Fold together until well combined.
- Add a generous amount of green gel food coloring, and mix until the color is incorporated.
- Add the powdered sugar to a plate.
- Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop the scoop the cookie dough, then roll each cookie in the powdered sugar.
- Place onto the baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8-12 minutes.
- Cool 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet, and transfer to a cooling rack.
- Repeat this with the red velvet cake mix for the red cookies.
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