The Easiest Christmas Cookies Ever – Just 4 Ingredients
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How fun are these sparkly cookies? I think they look like elf socks when they’re stacked up. LOL! The best thing about them besides their yummy taste is that they’re the easiest Christmas cookies ever, just 4 ingredients!
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With the business of the holidays, I love that this recipe is fast and produces a great result with little effort. I say it again…just 4 ingredients! It’s a cake mix, eggs, Canola oil and sugar for rolling/coating the cookies. If you really want to “mix it up” choose a colored cake mix or add food gel/coloring to the mix. We found a seasonal red and green colored cake mix, so that’s how our cookies turned out to be so vibrant.
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Today we’re all hanging out at the house preparing everything for the holidays. These cookies make a fun treat to enjoy while we take a quick break. I love how festive and fun they are!
In the past, we’ve made these cookies by rolling them in powdered sugar but my husband added a fun holiday touch by rolling the cookies in colored sugar before baking them. What a great idea! You roll the cookies in the sparkling sugar before you bake them. That explains his green fingers. Bah ha ha!
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Add the simple ingredients to a bowl and mix! We’re using Crisco products because we think they are great for baking! When you have confidence in a product it helps leave room for creative inspiration to make more yummy baking creations. Bring on the delicious baked goodness!
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4 Ingredient Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box of your favorite cake mix
- 1/2 cup Crisco Canola Oil
- 2 eggs
- Sparkling Sugar red and green
- Optional: Choose a colored mix or add food coloring or food gel for colorful cookies.
Instructions
- Add cake mix, oil and eggs to a bowl.
- Mix by hand until you form a dough.
- Roll dough into 1" balls.
- Coat balls in sugar.
- Space 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Don't overcook. They will flatten as they cool.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
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How cute are these?! Roll them in sugar and bake! They’ll flatten out like a cookie, no worries!
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I’m glad these are fast because I’m eager to eat one and to get our holiday decorating finished. Our daughter comes home from college for winter break next week and I want her to see the house and feel like Christmas has begun, so she can relax…then we can bake some more of our favorite recipes! We like doing that together.
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What is your favorite holiday recipe?