Mini Christmas Dot Cake Cookies
These Mini Christmas Dot Cake Cookies are soft cake mix cookies topped with sweet frosting and festive nonpareils.
Servings: 48
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box 15.25oz yellow cake mix
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup Christmas nonpareils
Instructions
Make the Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Using a stand or hand mixer, combine the cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs until a dough forms.1 box 15.25oz yellow cake mix, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs
- Using a #100 cookie scoop, portion out the dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2" between each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned around the edges and set.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely. They must be completely cool before frosting.
Make the Frosting
- Beat the butter until smooth and light in color. Add the powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract, salt, and 1 tablespoon of milk. Mix until smooth, adding more milk a little at a time until you reach a spreadable consistency½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted, 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 1-2 tablespoons milk
- Using a knife or offset spreading tool, spread the frosting over the cooled cookies.
- Pour the nonpareils into a small bowl or shallow dish. Dip each frosted cookie into the nonpareils until the frosting is evenly coated.1 cup Christmas nonpareils
