Green Christmas Crinkle Cookies
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these soft, chewy green crinkle cookies made from a simple white cake mix. Easy, festive, and perfect for kids, parties, and holiday desserts!
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.