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These were too fun for me not to share with you. I posted them originally over at Design Dazzle, for their 100 Ideas of Christmas Wonderful series. But these are super simple, and, it being almost Christmas Eve and all, I figured you might need a last-minute treat for your cookie platters.
Are you all ready? I mean…Christmas Eve is tomorrow. TOMORROW, can you believe it? Today I’m in a whirlwind of baking, cleaning, and trying to figure out a way to de-hair my dog so that there is a point to vacuuming before my parents get here.
Isn’t this, like, the prettiest bowl of sprinkles ever?
Sprinkles and me, we’re BFFs. Especially Christmas sprinkles. I loooooove seeing the red, green, and white mix. In fact, I spent $7 on a pack of 4 bottles of sprinkles so I could have the bottle of jimmies for these cookies. Totally worth it. Jimmies are my absolute fav.
These cookies are easy-peasy. They start with cake mix. Anything is better with cake mix!
I added some butter emulsion (like a thick extract) to the batter, to pump up the Funfetti-ness of these cookies. If you don’t have butter extract, don’t worry. They are cake batter enough with just the cake mix.
Then I made marshmallow cream frosting for the filling. Can you say sugar overload?
{Awesome sugar overload, I should clarify. Totally rad, people!}
Your family and the kids stuck at the kid table are going to love them tomorrow!
So, um, if you need a super easy and sparkly dessert, make these. I promise you won’t be sorry!
And Happy Christmas Eve-Eve. Unless you’re reading this tomorrow…then, well. Christmas is tomorrow!
Adapted from Betty Crocker.
Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon butter extract or butter emulsion (optional)
- 1/4 cup Christmas (or rainbow) jimmies
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- Heaping 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon jimmies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all cookie ingredients except sprinkles in a mixer bowl and mix on medium speed until combined. Stir in sprinkles.
- Drop tablespoon sized drops of cookie dough onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 6-8 minutes, until cookies have browned ever so slightly on the bottoms. Cool completely before filling.
- To make filling: cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in fluff until combined with the butter. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until it has a crumbly, pea-sized texture. Add vanilla and heavy whipping cream and beat until frosting forms. Stir in sprinkles.
- Frost the bottom of half of the cookies, and top with a second cookie. Best served room temperature.
Like funfetti and cake mix? Check out these sweet treats:
Red Velvet Cake Batter Dip and Funfetti Cookies by Something Swanky
Funfetti Sugar Cookies by The Domestic Rebel
Holiday Confetti Cake Batter Cookies by Sally’s Baking Addiction
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Hi there! I’m Dorothy, the crazy gal behind the blog. If you didn’t already know, I’m crazy for crust…and cookies…and brownies…and pretty much
anything with sugar.
Have a Very Merry Christmas!
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You too! Thank you!
Can’t go wrong with Funfetti anything! I love sandwich cookies, too!
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I know, right? Thanks Averie! Have a wonderful holiday!
Don’t stress…we’re used to cat hair. What’s a little cross species contamination!!! lol
See you soon,
Mom :}
I adore jimmies too. This month I bought a huge $7 bottle of red, green, and white ones…sprinkles have been going on everything here:-) Love cake mix cookies…and with marshmallow filling, even better!!!
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Thanks Jocelyn! Merry Christmas!
These cookies are so cute. Love the sprinkles & the filling looks delicious. Happy Holidays!
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Thank you, and to you too!
Yumm-o! I made some Strawberry Cake cookies to add to the Christmas cookie plates. Fast and simple. Soft and chewy.
Have a very Merry Christmas, Dorothy!
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funfetti cake mix is a gift from above.
you know i love my sprinkles! for every holiday too. And you can’t beat cookie sandwiches – they just seem so much more fun than a regular cookie!
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I love sprinkles, I may have more than enough to last me years, but if I see cute ones I need them too.
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Love these! I love Christmas sprinkles and can’t seem to get enough. These are perfect. Merry Christmas!!!
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