Easy Peppermint Buttercream Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Soft, fluffy cookies with a cake mix base
Ingredients
- For the Cookies:
- Box of Cake Mix any flavor – I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge and French Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- Vegetable Oil use amount called for on box directions for cake recipe
- For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened and cut into cubes
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 5-6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- red gel food coloring optional - you could leave the frosting white
- Pinch of salt
- Crushed candy canes for garnish
Instructions
- For the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together and then form into 1-inch balls (I like to use a cookie scoop so they are all the same size) and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for approximately 9 minutes.
- Let cool and then frost with your favorite frosting.
- For the Frosting:
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer with paddle attachment, whip butter for 8 minutes on medium speed (I set my KitchenAid mixer on speed 4). Butter will become pale and creamy.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix on low speed for 1 minute, then on medium speed for 6 minutes. Frosting will be very light and fluffy.
- Frost each cookie, then sprinkle with crushed candy canes. ( I found Candy Cane Sprinkles at World Market)