Im working my way through Christmas movies...and my baking is now completed..
with a Lemon Iced Gingerbread...
Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies...
with some Chocolate Crinkle Cookies as an alternative.
All absolutely delicious....
Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies
Before coming to the US.. I would never have used a Cake Box Mix... but seriously... they make the best cookies and are a super simple recipe to throw together! This recipe uses a Devils Food Cake Mix... and with some added ingredients come out fabulous. I also like to fill the "thumbprint" with chocolate chips for an alternative.
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons fat free cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
24 mini candy canes, crushed
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place 24 mini candy canes in a freezer bag and crush with the back of a spoon.
- In a microwave safe mixing bowl combine butter and cream cheese
- Microwave for 15 seconds, stir.
- Repeat until butter is melted and cream cheese is soft.
- Add cake mix, stir well.
- Add eggs and peppermint, stir until forms a soft dough.
- In a small mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and cornstarch, mix.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls (a small cookie scoop works well) into powdered sugar; 1 at a time
- Roll dough to coat, remove and place onto an un-greased cookie sheet.
- Press thumb into the center of each cookie, making a large indent.
- Fill with crushed candy canes.
- Bake 9-10 minutes, until cracked.
- Let rest 1 minute on pan, sprinkle center with additional crushed candy cane if desired,
- Remove cookies to cooling rack.
Love and Hugs
and a very Happy and Yummy Christmas
Phoebe x
The cookies look delicious, I'm so looking forward to indulging in a mince pie or two, and a tipple of Sherry on Christmas Day. My grandma owned the local bakery in my hometown for thirty six years, you would have been welcomed as an assistant baker I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHave yourselves a lovely Christmas, and a Happy New Year, I hope that 2022 is a more gentle one to us all.
Hugs,
Jo xx
my oldest girl and I are allergic to cream cheese otherwise these look amazing!! I do have a classic Christmas Crinkle cookie recipe i use though but it calls for 4 eggs and we are now mostly plant based so I followed the Vegan Chocolate Crinkle recipe and they came out AMAZING! NO fat involved other than the coconut oil. And only pure cocoa......i'll have to try some cake box recipes for cookies that don't require cream cheese....
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These sound so good. Thanks for the recipe!
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