Fortunately, I have this super easy and fun Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Santa Cookies Recipe to make life a little bit easier when it comes to gift-giving. Every kid likes leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus, but it's a well known fact that friends and family are pretty fond of cookies too!
Christmas is just a few short weeks away and if your house is anything like mine, life is CHAOS right now! Between the Christmas shopping, cookie swaps and decorating, I could use the help of a few elves right about now...
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Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Santa Cookies Recipe
Once my family got so big that buying gifts for all of the adults got a little out of hand, we all decided that we'd concentrate on the kids and just bake treats for the adults. You see, I'm not the only baker in the family - we all love making sweet treats this time of year.
It's always exciting opening the goody bags to see what my mom, sisters or auntie came up with.
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Whether you spend and afternoon baking this Easy Cake Mix Christmas Cookies Recipe for friends or family, or bake them on Christmas Eve for Santa, they're bound to be a hit!
How to Make this Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Santa Cookies Recipe
Ingredients needed to make this Christmas Cookies Recipe:
- 1 box of white cake mix
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup chocolate chips + extra to press on top of the cookies prior to baking
- ¼ cup red white and green holiday sprinkles
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Directions for making this Christmas Cookies Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the cake mix, egg whites, flour and oil, mixing well. Add in the ¾ cup of chocolate chips and the sprinkles.
Roll the cookie dough into 1-2" size balls and place 2-3" a part on your baking sheets.
Gently press down on the cookie dough balls and place a few extra chocolate chips and sprinkles on top.
Place in the oven and bake 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake.
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Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Santa Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box of white cake mix any brand
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 tbs. flour
- ½ C. oil
- ¾ C. chocolate chips + extra to press on top of the cookies prior to baking
- ¼ C. red white and green holiday sprinkles
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Combine the cake mix, egg whites, flour and oil, mixing well. Add in the ¾ cup of chocolate chips.
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Roll the cookie dough into 1-2" size balls and place 2-3" a part on your baking sheets.
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Gently press down on the cookie dough balls and place a few extra chocolate chips and sprinkles on top.
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Place in the oven and bake 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake.
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*Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies
hayley donovan
hi been wanting to make Christmas cookie here for years but every time I find a recipe its always in cups or American sizes and also has things like white cake mix in a box !! and c. oil and stuff , im british and don't have a clue what all this is also 350 degrees. what the hek is that im thinking 180 on my cooker but don't have a clue. the kids keep seeing Christmas films where they have all these cookies and want me to make them but have tried to do my own my way and there yuk loll. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me ty
Pam Andersion
Hayley -
Here's the mix: available on Amazon.com (or the British version) https://www.amazon.com/Pillsbury-Cake-Mix-Classic-White/dp/B000RYCIBS/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1479951040&sr=8-2&keywords=white+cake+mix
175 degrees C might be a little safer....1/4 c = 60 ml: (Check this out: https://www.etsy.com/listing/178768488/kitchen-measurement-conversion-decal?ref=listing-shop-header-3 )
good luck!!
SEAN
Hello, I know the American conversion can be confusing. Im a Canadian so I have experiance lol.
C refers to a cup so ie 1/2C = 1/2 cup
350 is in F so its 175 Celsius
White cake mix is just a box of ready to make cake mix found in the baking isle of a grocery store. Hope this helps
Diane
Go to sweet2eatbaking.com and click on the conversion guide tab, there is a chart on that website that may help you.
Raechel Bosquez
Have you tried making these like bars instead of individual cookies?
kayla Bird
Can I make the dough ahead of time like 2 days before baking? If so, should I freeze it or put it in the fridge?
Jenn
Yes! Just keep it in the fridge - I don't have personal experience with freezing it, but you can keep most dough in the fridge for a day or two before baking. Just let it thaw to room temperature before baking!
Diana Moore
I made these and they turned out so delicious. The only thing I did different was use red and green mini M&Ms instead of the chocolate chips and holiday sprinkles. Thank you for a great and simple recipe. 🙂
My Quirky Creation
Wow! They look just to good to be eaten!!
Christa Crossman
I can’t see what the difference would be really. The dough is a base what you add to it is up to you 😉
Do these freeze well?
Jenn
I personally didn't try freezing them, but I've frozen cookies with a similar recipe and they were fine once they defrosted!
Karen
Can white chocolate chips be used instead of chocolate?
Thank you!
Danielle Crossman
Can i use a different flavor cake like chocolate?
Kristi Kelly
You can make Cake Mix Cookies with any box mix. I like Spice Cake mix with Heath Toffee Chips thrown in. Also I do Lemon Cake Mix with Lemon Icing (lemon juice and powdered sugar). You can be creative with Yellow Cake Mix or Chocolate Mixes. Just DO NOT overbake.
Jeff
These didn’t work out for me. But I think I might have followed the directions on the cake mix box instead of this recipe. The cake mix called for water to be added and so my batter was very runny. Why 1 TBS of flour? That’s so odd.
Anyways I thickened the mix with about a cup or two of flour but now the cookies taste like biscuits.
Jenn
Oh no! I am sorry to hear that - yes, you can't follow the directions on the cake mix box, use these instructions instead! We just use the box mix as a base for our recipe.
Kmstew
Made these cookies and they are amazing!! How long do they stay good after baking?
Jenn
thank you! In my experience, up to a week (7 days). You can also freeze them and then defrost later!
DEBBIE
What brand cake mix did you use?
Jenn
I use whatever is on sale at my local grocery store - usually Betty Crocker! It's been a while since I did this recipe, so I can't remember - but it was probably Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines.
Anita Storgard
When I made these they disappeared in about 3 days. LOL
Millie
Good morning,
If I use a different box cake mix, do I use the whole eggs or keep to the egg whites only?
Jenn
It should not make a difference which brand of cake mix you use - just use the egg whites. Let me know how it turns out!
Taylor
If I use eggs whites from a carton, how much should I use?
Jenn
Check the carton, they will tell you the ratio! 🙂
Linda Smith
These were way too rich for our taste. The kids seem to like them better than adults. I did buy one box of cake mix w/pudding in it and those turned out better than those without - more plump of a cookie. Overall, I think we will stick to sugar cookies next time around.
Jenn
Thank you for the feedback!
Mignon
I use a lemon cake mix and cool whip and just one egg. Only half of a small carton of cool whip. Roll in powdered sugar and bake at 350 for only a few minutes. So good they are called Lemonwhippersnaps! Everyone loves them!
Jenn
That sounds delicious!
Waqas
What type of oil do you recommend using?
Waqas
and Cookies made from a cake mix are usually mealy! How about adapting a normal chocolate chip cookie recipe for this!?!
Jenn
You can certainly try it!
Ashley
Egg whites? Can you use 2 regular eggs? Or does it have to be without the yolk?
Jenn
It has to be egg whites only.
Chelsea
Wonderful Christmas cookies! I made these this past weekend with my 6 year old. We swapped out the Christmas sprinkles for Christmas m&ms. They were super simple to make and tasty! My little one is already asking when we can make them again. Thank you for sharing!
Rare
More like a question...Umm this might be a stupid question but are you mixing the cake and the cookie dough together or just using cookie dough as like a crust form for the cake?
Jenn
No, you mix all ingredients together at once! You are not following the directions on the box of cake mix, you are following my directions here.
Jamie
So do you mix the cake mix and then mix that in with the flour and other ingredients? Or mix the dry cake mix in with the other ingredients?
Jenn
No, you mix all ingredients together at once! You are not following the directions on the box of cake mix, you are following my directions here.
Nina
Can gluten free cake mix be usef
Brynn Clark
These cookies were soo good and very easy to make!
Brittany
What are the calories on these?
Jenn
I do not provide calorie counts for my recipes, sorry!
Gayle Shepherd
Do you have a chocolate cookie with cakemix? Thanks
Suzanne
This is such a cute idea! What a fun Christmas cookie to make with kids!
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! How far ahead of time can I make them?
Jenn
Just like most cookies, these will be good for a few days, then start to get hard. I'd say 3 days max for "fresh" cookies!
Barbara montez
I made these yummy cookies my family loved them thank you . Can you make a Christmas sugar with this recipe instead of adding chocolate chips?
Jenn
You know what, I am going to this weekend! That's a great idea, thank you for the suggestion!
Ray
These cookies are fabulous!!!! They are very versatile. I used the exact recipe and then did another batch with reeses pieces. Great recipe!!!!
EJ
Whoops! I used the whole egg. Hopefully they turn out! Baking as I speak! 🤷🏻♀️
Jenn
How did they turn out?
Aula
Followed directions as shown. It was a batter, no where near dough consistency so I had to keep adding flour.... then stirring the chocolate chips just turned the dough gray 🤷🏼♀️Tasty but ugly!
Jenn
Oh wow! I wonder what happened?
cheyenne
hi im new and i like the cookies it makes me feel hungry and thank you!
cheyenne
but to bad i cant make it my mom have to
cheyenne
i like that you posted this but i want one so bad!
Rockwood
I didn’t care for how these turned out. They taste very cake like and not much like a cookie. Also, the dough was incredibly oily! It was difficult to get the balls to form. I followed your recipe to a T so I’m not sure why I had such bad luck. Unless you’re looking for a super sweet cookies recipe, I don’t recommend these. Try regular chocolate chip dough, hold the yolks, add sprinkles.