Description
These Festive Green Sugar Cookies are vibrant, soft, and delightfully crackled, perfect for holiday celebrations. Using a white cake mix combined with eggs and oil, enhanced by green gel food coloring, this easy recipe yields beautifully tinted cookies coated with granulated and powdered sugar for a charming texture and a sweet finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 box white cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon green gel food coloring
Coating
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix Dough: In a large bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil. Stir well until a smooth dough forms, ensuring all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Add Color: Add the green gel food coloring to the dough and mix thoroughly until the color is evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Chill Dough: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to firm it up, making it easier to handle and shape.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and allow easy cleanup.
- Shape Cookies: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of the chilled dough and roll each portion into a smooth ball using your hands.
- Coat Cookies: Roll each dough ball first in granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar to create a crackled, festive texture on the cookie surface.
- Arrange for Baking: Place the coated dough balls on the lined baking sheet, spacing them approximately 2 inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 9 to 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies turn lightly golden, indicating doneness.
- Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to set, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- For more vibrant green cookies, add a little extra green gel food coloring as needed.
- Be careful not to overbake to maintain soft, tender centers.
- Chilling the dough is essential; it helps prevent cookies from spreading too much while baking.
- Use parchment paper or silicone baking mats to ensure cookies do not stick and bake evenly.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
