Easy Holiday Cookies

Prep: 10 min Cook: 8 min Serves: 48 Cuisine: American

Delightful holiday cookies with a buttery, vanilla flavor and festive colored sugar, perfect for sharing during celebrations and adding a cheerful touch to your cookie platter.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. Betty Crocker SuperMoist yellow cake mix
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375°F.
  2. Mix half of the cake mix (dry), shortening, butter, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl until well mixed.
  3. Stir in the remaining cake mix.
  4. Fill a cookie press with the dough.
  5. Form desired shapes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
  7. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown around the edges.
  8. Cool for 1 minute before removing from the cookie sheet.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

575 kcal 29% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 1.8g 4% DV
Total Fat 46.8g 60% DV
Carbs 24g 9% DV
Fiber 0g
Sugar 3.2g 6% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 236mg 10% DV
Potassium 176.5mg 4% DV
Cholesterol 64.5mg 22% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 15.8mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 0.1mg
Calcium 60.5mg 5% DV
Iron 0.5mg 3% DV
Contains Milk Egg

Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).

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