Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 5 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). In large bowl, stir cake mix, melted butter, vanilla and egg until well blended.
  • 2
    On floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick; cut into desired shapes with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Reroll dough, and cut additional shapes. Place cutouts 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 3
    Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 4
    In custard cup, stir together small amount of water and food color to thinner consistency. Set aside. In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until looser texture; stir. Working with 1 cookie at a time, spread warm frosting on cookie. Using photo as a guide, paint or place small dots of color on frosted cookie. Swirl the color with food-safe paintbrush or toothpick to create marbled design. Repeat frosting and marbling with remaining cookies. If frosting has cooled too much, reheat as needed.
  • 5
    Let stand about 4 hours or until set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature with waxed paper between layers.

  • Cut out cookie dough with a cookie cutter dipped in flour. Cutting shapes as close together as possible on the rolled dough helps to avoid rerolling the dough scraps. (Rerolled dough will be a little tougher.) To easily move cookies from the surface to the cookie sheet, lightly press the top and back of your spatula in flour. Bake same size cookie shapes on the same sheet to ensure that they'll bake in the same amount of time.
  • Cookies turn out best when baked on one cookie sheet at a time on middle oven rack.
  • Warming the frosting a little bit in the microwave helps when painting and marbling designs on cookies. Watch closely when warming frosting in microwave--it won't take long to get to a looser texture.
  • Get creative and use different colors of Betty Crocker™ Gel Food Colors to swirl and marble on cookies. Be sure to wash out paintbrush between colors.
  • Be sure Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies are completely set before storing. Otherwise, cookies might stick together.
  • In a rush? Skip the frosting step. After placing cut out shapes on cookie sheets, sprinkle with Betty Crocker™ Colored Sugars or granulated sugar before baking.
  • In search of food-safe paintbrushes? You can find them at craft stores in the cake decorating department or at baking specialty stores.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
130
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
140mg
6%
Potassium
0mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
11g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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