A truly simple, but elegant cookie perfect for the holidays…
Today I bring you one of my most favorite cookies ever! They always come out great and are so easy to make. Plus, the recipe makes a ton…which means they are perfect to give away as gifts or take to cookie exchanges.
This time of year I am all about enjoying the little things. I can’t wait to watch Christmas movies, drink hot chocolate, and go looking at Christmas lights. In fact, we’ve already started some of that. I have a ton of movies set to record on the DVR…hope there’s enough space! I just love any and all Christmas movies. My FAVORITE one is The Family Man with Nicholas Cage. I could watch it over and over!! What’s your favorite movie?
I plan on baking some more goodies to share with you guys. So go ahead and make these cookies for now, fix you a tall glass of milk or some warm cocoa, and enjoy time watching your favorite shows!
- Vanilla Dough:
- 1 box white cake mix
- ⅓ cup of vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- Red Dough:
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- For Vanilla Dough: Beat cake mix, oil, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until dough forms. Stir in pecans.
- For Red Velvet Dough: Beat cake mix, oil, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until dough forms. Stir in pecans.
- Preheat oven to 400. Scoop 1 teaspoon of each kind of dough and form into balls. Press dough balls together, then roll gently to form one ball.
- Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes until cookies begin to brown.
- Transfer to cooling racks.
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Love the combo of red velvet and vanilla cookies. So festive and looks delicious as well.
Jaren, these look so perfect! I love so many Christmas movies, but Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story and Elf and the top 3 🙂
I’m all over these cookies, Jaren! I love everything you mentioned about this time of year. It’s the little things that make it all so special. And I LOVE The Family Man! I actually watched that movie for the first time last year and just loved it so much. I don’t know why I hadn’t seen it before. My favorite Christmas movies are The Santa Clause (the first one!) and Love Actually!
My kids LOVE The Santa Clause movies! Thanks Ashlyn!
I LOVE the blend of these cookies! Very awesome looking, yumminess! All month long I am featuring different holiday cookie creations for my cookie countdown to Christmas! I would love it if you stopped by to check it out! 🙂
Cathy
I have a daughter who would absolutely love these! Pinned and tweeted. Lou Lou Girls
Thank you!
Love all the Christmas movies and watch as many as possible!