Christmas cookies made with cake batter, food coloring , red hot cinnamon hearts and powdered sugar
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas, cookies, Grinch
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 18people
Calories 181kcal
Equipment
OVEN
Mixing Bowl, serving bowl , spatula
Ingredients
1Box White or Vanilla Cake mixI used Pillsbury
½cupButter -softened
1tbsp.oil
2eggs
½cuppowdered sugar
⅓cupcornstarch
cinnamon hearts or sprinkles
green gel or frosting
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 375°
In a medium size mixing bowl, mix the cake mix, butter, oil, and eggs. Stir well. It will be thick.
Next add food coloring until desired color
In a separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and corn starch . Make balls out of dough with spoon or hands (aprox 1 inch ) roll in powdered sugar mixture
Place cookie balls on to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper . Bake 8-10 minutes until firm but do not allow them to brown
Remove from oven and allow them to sit for 2-3 minutes before moving to cooling rack
Once cool use frosting or gel to place a dot on cookie to adhere red heart :0