{NO ROLL, 5 INGREDIENT} CAKE MIX SUGAR COOKIES

Cake mix sugar cookies are a quick & sweet treat for Christmas! Only 5 ingredients, no rolling, no chilling time and you’ve got super soft cookies that kids will love to frost and put sprinkles on. Takes just minutes to mix up the dough in just one bowl!
Every year at Christmas I tend to go a bit crazy with buying stuff. I just can’t help myself. I always loved Christmas and Santa growing up (what kid doesn’t) but as a mom, I love watching them love the magic of Christmas even more. I enjoy being part of their magical day. Which is the reason I tend to go a bit crazy.
Along with all the Holiday shopping the other important part of Christmas is BAKING! Being a food blogger, it’s basically the best thing ever, to bake and cook all day. Baking around the Holidays is one of my favorite times and I hope that my kids will remember these times as they get older. Kids in the kitchen can be frustrating, messy, and more trouble than you think it’s worth…. but I know they are memories that they will remember.
My girls and I love to sit and browse Pinterest for fun Christmas treats to make. I’m not one to always make the same thing every single year. There is just too much stuff to make!

INGREDIENTS:
sugar cookies:

• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for rolling cookies in)
• 1 box (16.25 oz) white cake mix, DO NOT prepare
• 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons sour cream

frosting:

• 3-4 tablespoons half & half or heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• red & green food coloring **

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper or spraying with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Sift boxed cake mix into a large mixing bowl. If you don't have a sifter, just pour cake mix into bowl and stir well with wire whisk to break up clumps.
3. Add flour, oil, sour cream, and eggs into the mixing bowl. Use a hand held blender to beat until everything is combined and smooth.
4. Add the 1/2 cup sugar into a separate small bowl.
5. Roll dough into balls (about the size of a golf ball) and then roll dough ball in the sugar. Place 12 to a cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be pale and puffy.
7. Let cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack and let cool completely. The cookies are soft but will set up as they cool.
8. TO MAKE FROSTING : Beat softened butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. Add powdered sugar, milk, and almond extract. Blend together until a thick, but spreadable, frosting forms. You may have to use more or less powdered sugar/milk deepening on desired frosting consistency.
9. Frost cookies and add sprinkles on top.