Name: Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package of Spice Cake Mix (15.25-ounce box) any brand you prefer; 1 -3/4 cups of flour; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 stick of butter melted (1/2 cup); 1/2 cups of assorted chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios) of your choice; 1/2 cup chopped glazed or maraschino cherries; 1/4 cup green glazed cherries; Note: see additional mix-in options below under notes; Optional: add extra cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves if desired around 1/4 teaspoon of each; (for nut allergies use pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds)

One spice cake mix will be the start of these delicious Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies to make light festive-looking Christmas cookies to add to your holiday cookie tray.

Red and green cherries, raisins, and nuts all are the stars of this easy cake mix cookie and the flavors are the perfect fall cookie.

These can be lightly frosted and dusted with powdered sugar for that holiday snowy look or left plain.

If you are looking for an easy cookie exchange cookie to bake up, these are it.

Soft moist cookies that you can easily adapt to any mix-ins you prefer, the recipe is at the end of this post just hit print.

Step By Step Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies

prepare baking sheets with oil spray or parchment paper
preheat the oven to 350 degrees
mix all ingredients and fold in any mix-ins
bake for 12 to 14 minutes
cool and frost

Other Mix-Ins for Cake Mix Cookies:

raisins
craisins
chocolate chips or other flavored chips
macadamia, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts or hazelnuts chopped
chopped dates or figs
coconut shredded
dried fruits chopped (pineapple, apricots, apples)
sunflower or shelled pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
extra spices: cloves, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, or another spice you prefer

Shopping List for Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies (recipe card below has instructions and measurements)

carrot cake mix
eggs
butter
cinnamon
cream cheese
flour
Optional: allspice or pumpkin pie spice
powdered sugar
cream cheese
optional: raisins, coconut, nuts, grated carrot
see the exact quantities in the recipe card

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Doctored Fruit Cake Cookies

This is a quick version of a classic cake for the holidays that's easy festive and light in texture not heavy.

These cookies can be sprinkled with a dusting of powdered sugar or frosted with a light icing for a snowy effect that makes them perfect for a cookie tray.

You can anything you like to your batter and they are going to be one of the tastiest and prettiest cookies for the holidays.

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American

Yield: 30

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies

A fruit and nutty cookie that starts with a spice cake mix for a festive cookie for the Christmas holiday cookie tray!

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 22 Min

Ingredients

1 package of Spice Cake Mix (15.25-ounce box) any brand you prefer
1 -3/4 cups of flour
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick of butter melted (1/2 cup)
1/2 cups of assorted chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios) of your choice
1/2 cup chopped glazed or maraschino cherries
1/4 cup green glazed cherries
Note: see additional mix-in options below under notes
Optional: add extra cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves if desired around 1/4 teaspoon of each
(for nut allergies use pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the cake mix in a bowl.
Add the eggs, melted butter, flour, and vanilla, and mix them all together just until blended.
Note: dough can be divided in half with different mix-ins if anyone has nut allergies and leave them out of one half.
Add the mix-ins and if adding any more spices to this step.
Roll into balls with flour hands.
Add more nuts and fruits on top before baking.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar if desired and not frosting them.
Place on a lined cookie sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
Bake at 350 degrees for around 10 to 12 minutes or until the middle is dry and the bottoms begin to brown on the edges.
Remove from the baking sheet to a wire rack and cool completely.
Frost with homemade or canned frosting, homemade frosting, or dust with powdered sugar.
Note: you can also drizzle them with melted white chocolate, sprinkle with with cinnamon sugar, or leave them plain.
Store in a tight container.
These will freeze unfrosted for up to 3 months.
Homemade Icing:
2 cups of powdered sugar
2 tablespoon butter at room temperature
water to make a thin free-flowing icing
pinch of cinnamon
Mix together using 1 tablespoon of water at a time until the icing is thin enough to dip the top of the cookies into to. Dry before storing on wax paper.

Notes

Other Mix-Ins for Cake Mix Cookies:

raisins
craisins
cherries either bottled or dried in red and green
chocolate chips or other flavored chips
macadamia, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts or hazelnuts chopped
chopped dates or figs
coconut shredded
dried fruits chopped (pineapple, apricots, apples)
sunflower or shelled pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
extra spices: cloves, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, or another spice you prefer

Nutrition Facts

Calories

145

Fat (grams)

8 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3 g

Carbs (grams)

17 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

16 g

Sugar (grams)

10 g

Protein (grams)

2 g

Sodium (milligrams)

150 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

30 mg

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