This decorated Christmas cookie cake recipe is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes because it’s SO easy! This Christmas cake is made from moist chocolate chip cookie dough and topped with fun Christmas cookie cake designs!
Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a springform pan, tart pan, or cake pan with baking spray (see note).
baking spray
In a bowl, cream together butter and sugars with an electric mixer for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
1 cup salted butter, ½ cup light brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar
Mix in eggs, followed by vanilla extract. Beat for another 2 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
2 large eggs, 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sift in flour and baking soda. Fold with a rubber spatula until just incorporated.
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda
Fold in mini chocolate chips.
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Press dough into the bottom of prepared pan using hands or a spoon dipped in powdered sugar.
Add sprinkles and M&Ms evenly to top of dough.
¼ cup sprinkles, nonpareils, and/or sanding sugar, ¼ cup holiday m&ms
Bake 20-25 minutes in preheated oven or until browned on the edges.
Cool in pan at least 30 minutes, then remove from pan and transfer to a cooling rack until completely cooled.
Use a piping bag to swirl frosting around the edge of cooled cake. Top frosting with M&Ms and sprinkles.
frosting
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Notes
Pan choice: You can use a springform pan, tart pan, or cake pan for this recipe. If you are using a regular cake pan, add some parchment paper at the bottom of the pan to make it easier to remove the baked cake.Salted butter: I use salted butter in most of my baking, but if you prefer to use unsalted butter, just add in ½ teaspoon of salt into the dry ingredients.