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Holiday Funfetti® M&M's® Cookie Cake

Holiday Funfetti® M&M's® Cookie Cake

A soft and chewy cookie cake filled with festive holiday sprinkles and M&M's®.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Author Heather H. of Kitchen Concoctions: www.kitchen-concoctions.com

Ingredients

  • Cookie Cake:
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Cake Mix
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 (9.9-ounce) package M&M's® White Peppermint
  • ½ tablespoon holiday sprinkles
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  • Buttercream Frosting:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4½ -5 cups powdered sugar
  • ½-1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 4-5 tablespoons Great Value 1 or 2% milk
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  • Cookie Cake Decorations:
  • 1-2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
  • 1/3 cup M&M's® Holiday Milk Chocolate or M&M's® White Peppermint

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray a 9-inch deep dish pie plate with baking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter until creamy. Add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts, mixing well. Gradually add in cake mix and cornstarch, a little at a time, mixing until combined and dough has formed.
  3. Fold in M&M's® White Peppermint and holiday sprinkles. Press dough into prepared pie plate.
  4. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes or until the cookie cake is light golden brown and set in the center. Do not over bake. Allow cake to cool completely before decorating.
  5. While cake is cooling, prepare buttercream frosting. In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter until creamy. Beat in peppermint extract. Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time alternating with the milk, mixing until desired consistency is reached.
  6. Fill piping bag with prepared frosting and pipe stars around border of cooled cookie cake. Top frosting with sprinkles and M&M's® Holiday Milk Chocolate or M&M's® White Peppermint.