Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies are tasty, soft baked green cookies made from a store bought cake mix, eggs and butter. Easy to make and fun to color, these crinkle cookies are the perfect Christmas cookies to share with family and friends!
After doing much research on the phenomena that is the Christmas Crinkle Cookie and finding approximately 7000 recipes and just as many pictures, I figured they were going to be good but considering their ingredient list is pretty minimal, I really wasn’t expecting them to be GREAT.
There are some recipes that surprise you. This Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies recipe is one of them.
WHY THESE GREEN CHRISTMAS CRINKLE COOKIES ARE THE BEST!
With Christmas and the holiday season right around the corner, I was looking for an easy green cookie recipe made with a store bought cake mix and a few simple ingredients that would be fun for kids to bring to school to celebrate the day.
Let me just say that this recipe makes 36 cookies… by nightfall there were 13 of them left in my house.
- These Green Crinkle Cookies are made using just FIVE ingredients … six if you count the food coloring 🙂
- Even though these are Christmas Crinkle Cookies, you can totally pass these off as green St. Patrick’s Day cookies too #multitasking
- These are the softest, fluffiest cookies and adding almond extract makes these sweet treats irresistible
- Cake mixes are often Buy One, Get One so if you make two boxes of cake mix cookies, technically no one knows how many cookies you ate while in the kitchen alone
- Easy to make, super cute, crazy tasty … “Hostest with the Mostest” award goes to … (insert your name HERE) …
To make these Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies, you will need:
- White box cake mix – this is the foundation of your crinkle cookies
- Eggs – for moisture and stabilization
- Butter – FLAVOR
- Powdered sugar – your crinkle cookies can crack but they aren’t crinkles without the powdered sugar on top
- Almond extract – MORE FLAVOR
- Green gel food coloring – bright green color perfect for the Christmas holidays
HOW TO MAKE GREEN CRINKLE COOKIES
Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees and spray your cookie sheet with non-stick spray or cover with a sheet of parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine melted butter with the cake mix, almond extract and eggs. When you have your ingredients combined, add in several drops of green food coloring and mix it in.
Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, remove from refrigerator and spooning up enough dough to roll into a 1 inch ball. Drop the ball into the powdered sugar and roll it around to cover it completely.
Move your cookie to your prepared cookie sheet and repeat until all the dough has been used.
When your sheet is full, cook them for 10-11 minutes. They will be puffy and crinkly and beautiful. Remove them from the oven, let them cool for one minute and then move them to a cooling rack.
PRO TIPS FOR PERFECT CHRISTMAS CRINKLE COOKIES
- Don’t be shy with the food coloring .. once you think your crinkle cookies are green enough, add a bit more. The cookies will lighten as they cook.
- I prefer food coloring gel vs. liquid food coloring because it doesn’t compromise the consistency of the batter.
- Don’t skip chilling the dough in the refrigerator. I brings the dough together and your cookies will be fluffier and hold their shape better if you chill the dough first.
- You can flavor these Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies with any extract flavoring your like .. almond, vanilla, peppermint …
- Using a small kitchen scoop is a great way to ensure you crinkles cookies are all the same size
- If you want to kick up the Christmas dessert table presentation, re-drop your cookies top down in the powdered sugar one extra time right when they come out of the oven.
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- Chocolate Cut Out Cookies
- Soft Baked Orange Sugar Cookies
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Green Soft Sugar Cookies
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Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box White cake mix
- 8 tablespoon butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- Green gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
- Melt the butter and in a large bowl, combine with the cake mix, almond extract and eggs.
- When you have your ingredients combined, add in several drops of green food coloring and mix it in.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and pour powdered sugar into a small bowl. Set aside
- Once chilled, remove dough and scoop up enough dough to roll into a 1 inch ball. Roll the ball around until covered in powdered sugar and set on your cookie sheet. Cook cookies for 9 minutes.
- Remove them from the oven, let them cool for one minute and then move them to a cooling rack.
Notes
PRO TIPS FOR PERFECT CHRISTMAS CRINKLE COOKIES
- Don't be shy with the food coloring .. once you think your crinkle cookies are green enough, add a bit more. The cookies will lighten as they cook.
- I prefer food coloring gel vs. liquid food coloring because it doesn't compromise the consistency of the batter.
- Don't skip chilling the dough in the refrigerator. I brings the dough together and your cookies will be fluffier and hold their shape better if you chill the dough first.
- You can flavor these Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies with any extract flavoring your like .. almond, vanilla, peppermint ...
- Using a small kitchen scoop is a great way to ensure you crinkles cookies are all the same size
- If you want to kick up the Christmas dessert table presentation, re-drop your cookies top down in the powdered sugar one extra time right when they come out of the oven.
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Update Notes: This post was originally published in February of 2018 but was republished with an updated recipe, new photos, step by step instructions and tips in October of 2019.
These are such pretty cookies!!
Love how easy they are! My kids will love these!
These Cookies are amazing! They are so green and perfect for occasions. It will be a delightful treat for parties. Thanks so much for sharing
These are simply wonderful! So happy, festive, and clever!
These cookies look so festive and delicious! such an easy recipe to put together, I know…I have searched for crinkle cookie recipes online and there is like 7000+ recipes! this one here looks like a winner 🙂
These cookies look so soft and chewy! I have to make them for St.Patrick’s Day! My whole family would love them
These cookies are so fun! I need to make a batch for St Patrick’s Day!
These are a really cute idea! I love St. Patrick’s Day for all of the snacks!
I can’t believe it’s already time for St. Patrick’s Day recipes. These look lovely.
I remember making cookies with assorted mixes (not intended for cookies!) when I was a kid – great introduction to baking! These look so much fun.
Oh wow, I love the vibrant green color of these cookies! I’ve never made crinkle cookies before but I eat them way too often 🙂 I’m going to have to give these a try
French vanilla cake mix sounds like a perfect shortcut for homemade cookies! And I love the green hue you have with these beauties.
These crinkle cookies are so much fun! I have had the chocolate kind but what a great idea to dye them green for St. Patrick’s Day! Love it!
This looks so pretty – Love crinkle cookies and the green would be perfect for St.Patricks day. Saving for later. yum.
My family would love these! I will add to my Saint Patrick’s Day collection!
I love making cake mix cookies. I made red velvet cookies for Valentine’s. I’m going to have to mix up a batch of these green cookies for St Patty’s day. You’re right about the need to refrigerate the dough a bit. before rolling it into bowls. That chilling time makes it so much easier to handle.
I love crinkle cookies, but have never dyed them green for St. Patricks Day. How fun are these! My friend’s daughter is having a little St. Patrick’s Day party with her friends, and these would be a perfect treat for the kids!
I made red velvet cake mix cookies for Valentine’s day. These are perfect for St. Patty’s Day. You’re absolutely right about needing to put them in the fridge for a while. They’re too runny without that chilling time. I think I’m going to make some of these. I already have the gel food coloring I will need.
Thank you Patti! I love how easy they are to make and they come out perfectly soft-baked 🙂
It’s also so much simpler to make cookies when you start with the cake mix. This is so helpful when you have children helping. We’ve had cookies with too much salt because Mommy got distracted.
These cookies are so festive and fun and sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
Thank you Joy!! I love sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
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Thanks! They are so easy to make and so good! I just checked my subscribe box and it seems to be working ok.. maybe check your Spam folder, sometimes the request will fall into there or try subscribing again. If it still doesn’t work, send me email at thepackmomma@yahoo.com and I will manually add you to the list 🙂
These were great cookies. Just finished making these with 2 of my granddaughters (5 & 3 yrs. old). They loved making them and I have the powdered sugar covered floor to prove it. I can think of several variations I can make with this recipe, different flavored cake mixes, different colors, and sprinkles in the powdered sugar. Fun.
I’m so glad!! Kids love watching the color change to something fun like green. Great way to spend the day and make some new memories. And yes, variations are endless.. I did a double chocolate peppermint one a few Christmas’ back that was out of this world!! Let me know what other combinations you come up with 🙂
I just made these and they are delicious. They don’t look as good as the photo but, sooo yummy!!
Yay! Believe me, all that matters is how good they taste 🙂 Glad you like them!!
I haven’t bought a cake mix in decades but it’s sure tempting for these fun green cookies. My favorite-4-year-old would love these for her preschool class on St. Patrick’s Day. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
These are perfect for kids!! I made a batch just using the cake mix as the cookie flavor and a batch with the almond extract. Both came out really good and I’m a sucker for thick, soft batch cookie so that’s why these cookies are my new favorite. Your 4-year old will love the color too 🙂