Fast & Festive Cookie Mix

Servings: 6 Difficulty: Intermediate
A versatile, make-ahead dry mix for quick and delicious holiday cookies.
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This Fast & Festive Cookie Mix is the ultimate kitchen hack for busy bakers. By combining flour, sugar, leavening agents, and cold butter into a crumbly mixture, you create a ready-to-use base that stores beautifully in the fridge or freezer. It eliminates the tedious step of creaming butter and sugar every time you crave a treat. Simply scoop out a cup of this mix, add your preferred eggs, vanilla, and mix-ins like chocolate chips or dried fruit, and bake. It’s perfect for last-minute parties, holiday exchanges, or satisfying sudden sweet tooth cravings with minimal effort.

Fast & Festive Cookie Mix

Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 6 Calories: 1310.4

Description

This Fast & Festive Cookie Mix is the ultimate kitchen hack for busy bakers. By combining flour, sugar, leavening agents, and cold butter into a crumbly mixture, you create a ready-to-use base that stores beautifully in the fridge or freezer. It eliminates the tedious step of creaming butter and sugar every time you crave a treat. Simply scoop out a cup of this mix, add your preferred eggs, vanilla, and mix-ins like chocolate chips or dried fruit, and bake. It&# 226;ÂÂs perfect for last-minute parties, holiday exchanges, or satisfying sudden sweet tooth cravings with minimal effort.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup and level off to measure accurately.
  2. In a large 4-quart bowl, combine half of the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in half of the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Repeat the process with the remaining flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter.
  5. Transfer the finished mix to a tightly covered container.
  6. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks or freeze for longer storage.
  7. When ready to bake, dip a measuring cup into the mix and level off.
  8. Allow the measured mix to come to room temperature before adding wet ingredients like eggs and vanilla.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6


Amount Per Serving
Calories 1310.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.6g6%
Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 7.2mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 273.6g92%
Dietary Fiber 9.7g39%
Sugars 1.1g
Protein 36.0g72%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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