Do you have a ton of Christmas cookies to bake for a cookie exchange or Christmas party? Or are you short on time? Or need something quick and easy to do with the kids? You’re in the right place! Keep reading to check out the easiest ever Christmas cookie recipes – made from cake mix!
We All Need a Christmas Cookie Shortcut
If you’ve been around the blog or social media with me, you know that I’m ALL . ABOUT. THE SHORTCUTS. When you’re a mom of littles (or bigs), and life is crazy, you need all the hacks and short cuts you can get.
Multiply that by a million around Christmas. As much as we try to slow it down, sometimes the Christmas season gets away from us, and it’s way more busy and stressful than we want – sometimes avoidable, sometimes not.
So if there’s any way to cut corners, I’m all for it. And in this case, there is: Christmas cookies.
Best Christmas Cookie Hack Ever: Cake Mix
I know, it’s fun to think about making Christmas cookies with the kids (and sometimes it is actually fun to make them…sometimes), but I don’t know – I just don’t have time for complicated recipes with 35 ingredients and 17 steps. I need simple.
And that’s what I’ve got for you today – the easiest cookie recipes in the world: cake mix cookies.
A friend of mine introduced me to these some years ago, and they are my go-to when I need to make cookies in bulk – like for cookie exchanges or school events, Christmas parties or for gifts.
A Million Ways to Make the Easiest Cookies Ever
The great thing is that there are so many varieties – you’ll never get bored. You can constantly experiment with the cake flavor – vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, spice cake – and mix-ins – chocolate chips, candy, nuts, crushed Oreos… and get great cookies all the time.
All of the recipes listed below are easy, but some of the recipes are easier than others. Some are straight up just 4-5 ingredients. Some of the fancier ones add pudding mixes, cream cheese, frosting – totally up to you.
If all you can manage is a 4-ingredient recipe (like, the ingredients listed on the cake box), go for it! Just throw a few sprinkles on top and you’re good to go! Choose an easy one if that’s all you can do! That is the beauty of these recipes. So easy and you can’t mess it up.
Most of the recipes are also specifically ‘Christmas’ – others are just really delicious cake mix cookie recipes and would be amazing to bake for Christmas!
Healthy Over Easy
If you love the Christmas baking and don’t mind a few more step for the sake of healthier options, I’ve got some ideas for you, too! Here are 30 Healthy Christmas Cookie Recipes – all clean or paleo, refined-sugar free and gluten-free (What?!?). And if you want to go beyond cookies and move to Christmas desserts, you can try these 35 Healthy Christmas Desserts – also paleo or clean, and refined sugar-free!
But now, for the easy stuff!
OK, are you excited? Get ready for your Christmas baking to get a whole lot easier!
30+ of the Easiest Ever Cake Mix Christmas Cookie Recipes
Christmas Cake Mix Cookies
North Pole Cake Mix Chrismas Cookies
These are full of all the peppermint goodness! And what's more Christmasy than the North Pole? These cookies are made from white cake mix, topped with white frosting, coconut, candy cane bits, and a Hershey's Candy Cane Hug! Delicious and easy to make!
White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
You can make these beauties with just 4 ingredients: red velvet cake mix, oil, eggs, and white chocolate chips! I'm pretty positive it doesn't get any easier than this!
Grinch Cookies Recipe
How cute are these?!? Kids will just adore these. This recipe is a little more involved than some of the simpler ones, but the end result is oh, so worth it.
Cake Mix Christmas Crinkle Cookies
There are lots of kinds of crinkle cookies, but these are so festive! Red and green food coloring to white cake mix - genius!
Easy Gingerbread Latte Cake Mix Christmas Cookie
If you are missing gingerbread lattes from Starbucks, this is a great alternative you can eat instead of drink. And so easy to make.
Easy Cake Mix Eggnog Cookies
Oh, eggnog. Does it get any more Christmasy than this? Simple white cake mix with a few other goodies mixed in, and you've got this amazing Christmas goody.
Chocolate Gingerbread Crinkles
This is another take on the crinkle cookie. Gingerbread and chocolate - oh yum. This recipe has some extra ingredients like heavy cream, molasses and some spices, but this is a mouth-watering treat.
CHRISTMAS GOOEY BUTTER COOKIES
This recipe, along with the cake mix, has cream cheese will melt in your mouth. Rolled in sprinkles, they are a perfect festive treat!
Holiday Cake Mix Cookies
Who doesn't love a chocolate chocolate-chip cookie?!? These also are just 3 incredients and the colored chocolate chips make it a fantastic choice!
Chocolate Peppermint Cake Mix Cookies
Peppermint and chocolate is the perfect winter combination. With chocolate cake mix, a little peppermint extract, some frosting and peppermint chips, these will be a sure crowd pleaser!
Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Oh my gosh... a Rolo inside a chocolate cookie? Stop it right now!!!
Pistachio Cake Mix Cookies
Pistachio is another great option for getting those holiday-colored cookies in! Made with cake mix and pistachio pudding, this will be a special and unique treat!
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
This is another amazing 4-ingredient wonder! Red velvet + Hershey's Hugs = the perfect Christmas combination
Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies
Here's another chocolate and mint combo but with the richness of cream cheese mixed in. That added ingredient will just take it to the next level!
Caramel Spice Thumbprint Cookies
Made with spice cake, cream cheese and caramels... oh my goodness. The little extra work to create these dreamy cookies will be so, so worth it.
Snowball Cookies (Nut free)
This cake mix take on the snowball Christmas cookie is just amazing. And if you love these cookies but have nut allergy issues, this is a perfect recipe. Especially great for school class parties!
Peppermint Patty Cookies
Peppermint patties! How perfect is that for the center of this cookie? Another easy cake mix recipe with just 5 ingredients!
Peppermint Crunch Dark Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Four ingredients for this one! Made with Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips, these will be a definite crowd pleaser!
M&M Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
This is a classic but never disappoints! Four ingredients as well, and M&M cookies are always, always a fan favorite.
Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies
And here it is in chocolate! You can never go wrong with an M&M cookie in any kind of cake mix!
Chocolate Kiss Cookies Recipe!
Here's another chocolate crinkle cookie but with a Hershey's Kiss cookie topper! Just 5 ingredients, and oh the chocolately goodness!
Cake Mix Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles are one of my all-time favorite Christmas cookies. I didn't discover them til high school, and I seriously feel like I was cheated in my childhood! A little extra cinnamon and sugar thrown in with the cake mix, and there you go.
Peppermint-Chocolate Cake Mix Sandwich Cookies
It's the filling that puts these chocolate cake mix cookies over the top! And that's easy to make, too! A huge bang for the buck with this one!
Candy Cane Cake Mix Cookies
If you needed some inspiration for what to do with all of those extra candy canes, they'd be perfect in this cookie! Just 4 ingredients!
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Cookies
This may not be a traditional Christmas cookie, but you can never go wrong with cookies and cream in any kind of treat. A decadent cookie for sure.
Cake Mix Cookie Bars Recipe
I'm a huge fan of cookie bars! This cookie adds pudding into the mix, and this chunky cookie bar will be a hit anywhere it's served. I bet it's amazing with a scoop of ice cream, too.
Disappearing Butterscotch Cookies
Get ready for this one: butter pecan cake mix, butterscotch chips, and Heath bar crunches. Enough said.
Smores Cake Mix Bar Cookies
S'mores! There something so nostalgic and childlike in eating a cooking like thiss! Here's another bar cookie that would be amazing with ice cream or whipped cream!
Butter Pecan White Chocolate Cookies
That nutty flavor during Christmas brings all the nostalgic feels! These cookies are made from 5 ingredients: butter pecan cake mix, oil, egg, pecans and chips. Simple and oh, yum!
CRANBERRY PECAN CAKE MIX COOKIES
To me, this is a cookie of old-fashioned Christmas yumminess! Craisin and pecans in white cake mix... such a simple recipe that will deliver big time.
Easy Twix Cookies
Cake mix, caramel bits and chocolate chips, and you can easily put together this dreamy cookie. Who does not love Twix? No one. So, make this.
Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies are always a hit at Christmas, especially with the littles! These would be real fun for the kids to decorate, too! Just 3 ingredients and whatever else you want to add!
Christmas Cookies Don’t Get Easier Than That
So what did you think? Did you find any that you loved? Cake mix cookie recipes are my favorite for every imaginable reason, and I’m sure everyone who eats one of your treats will think the same!
And if you really want to go a little over the top, try one of these cookie recipes along with this Christmas Morning Chai. As close to heaven as we’ll get down here!
I’d love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below!
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