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Red White & Blue Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies

Celebrate festive occasions with these colorful and delicious cake mix crinkle cookies, perfect for the Fourth of July or Memorial Day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 100
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 box (15.25 oz) white cake mix Provides a light and airy texture.
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil Adds moisture for tender cookies.
  • 2 large eggs Binds the ingredients and adds flavor.
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar For coating the cookies.
  • to taste red gel food coloring For achieving a crimson hue.
  • to taste blue gel food coloring For achieving a deep blue color.

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350℉ (175℃) and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or coat them with cooking spray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, oil, and eggs with a hand mixer until fully combined (1-2 minutes).
  3. Divide the batter into three bowls; keep one bowl as is (white), add red gel food coloring to one bowl, and blue gel food coloring to the last bowl.
  4. Prepare a bowl or plate with powdered sugar for rolling the cookie balls.
Baking
  1. Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop the batter and roll into balls, then roll each ball in powdered sugar.
  2. Place 12 cookies on each prepared cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set and the cookies are puffy.
  4. Remove from oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Serving
  1. Optionally, dust cooled cookies with more powdered sugar for presentation.

Notes

For vibrant colors, mix gel food coloring bit by bit. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes if difficult to handle. You can prepare dough ahead and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.