This Christmas cookie fudge is my go-to when the holidays are two minutes from shredding my last nerve. Sugar cookie mix and white chocolate melt into the creamiest little squares of festive comfort with almost no effort at all. This microwave fudge recipe is perfect for gifting, swapping, or keeping tucked away as your personal holiday emotional support system.
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🗝️ Why this Christmas cookie fudge recipe is your new favorite
- Creamy fudge + sugar cookie magic in one pan? That's peak holiday comfort food, and honestly the only partnership I support in December.
- Pretty sprinkles make it look fancy even though you spent approximately six minutes making it and whispered "I can't do this today" the whole time.
- Heat-treating the sugar cookie mix is easy, quick, and keeps the food-safety police off your back. No raw flour drama here.
- Easy sweetened condensed milk fudge is perfect for cookie trays, gifting, party platters, or hoarding, depending on how generous you're feeling this week.
- Just a handful of simple ingredients-white chocolate, sugar cookie mix, sprinkles, and pure holiday audacity.
Grab the free Christmas cookie fudge cheat sheet and save yourself from scrolling through chaos when the sugar cravings hit. All the variations, tips, and FAQs in one tidy little printable so you can whip up creamy, sprinkle-covered holiday comfort without thinking too hard.
📖 Recipe
Christmas Cookie Fudge
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- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, I use Eagle Brand
- 2 ½ cups white chocolate chips, not candy melts
- 1 ¼ cup sugar cookie mix, heat-treated. *Instructions in notes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Press parchment paper evenly into a 9x9-inch baking dish.
- Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Set aside.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk to a microwave safe bowl.
- Heat in the microwave until it is very hot, about 2 minutes on high.
- Stir in the white chocolate chips, heat-treated sugar cookie mix, butter, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Stir until the white chocolate is melted and the mixture is very smooth.
- Remove from heat.
- **Pour into the prepared pan.
- Top with sprinkles.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
Heat-treat the mix in the oven by spreading it onto a baking sheet and baking the dry mix at 350°F for 5 minutes, or until it reaches 165°F on an instant-read thermometer. Tips
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- We heat-treat the sugar cookie mix to 165 degrees F to kill any potentially harmful bacteria in the raw flour.
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- The sugar cookie mix may clump up a bit after being heated. Whisk it thoroughly into the melted ingredients for smooth 'n creamy fudge.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
🧾 Ingredients for this easy holiday fudge recipe
Everything you need for creamy, sugar-cookie fudge bliss - simple pantry staples, piles of sprinkles, and just enough holiday sparkle to make you smile.
- Sugar cookie mix - the shortcut hero carrying this whole operation on its back.
- Sweetened condensed milk - liquid gold straight from the sugar gods.
- Butter - emotional support dairy.
- White chocolate chips - sweet little meltable bits of goodness that make it all silky.
- Almond extract - the secret weapon that makes people go, "wait… why is this so good?"
- Vanilla extract - the calm, cozy backbone of every holiday treat.
- Sprinkles - because Christmas demands sparkle, chaos, and questionable decorating decisions.
🔪 How to make Christmas cookie fudge
Follow these simple steps to turn a few everyday ingredients into creamy Christmas fudge that looks far more complicated than it is. Stir, melt, sprinkle, chill - the kind of holiday "baking" you can pull off even when your brain is running on hot cocoa and sheer willpower.
- Bake the sugar cookie mix until it reaches 165 degrees F.
- Heat the sweetened condensed milk in the microwave.
- Stir in the white chocolate chips, heat-treated sugar cookie mix, butter, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Spoon the fudge mixture into a prepared pan, add sprinkles, and refrigerate to set.
👩🍳 Got a question? Here are the FAQs
Have other questions? Download the free cheat sheet or ask me in the comments!
You can microwave it in a bowl in 30-second bursts, stirring it in between each. Or, bake it in a 350-degree F oven for 5 minutes. The sugar cookie mix is ready and safe to add to your fudge once an instant-read thermometer measures 165 degrees F.
Nope! Most people think you shouldn't eat raw cookie dough just because of the eggs. Turns out, uncooked flour can cause food poisoning, too.
Yep, and you don't even need a double boiler or candy thermometer to do it. First, add the sweetened condensed milk to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once it's hot, remove from heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
📚 More easy fudge recipes to get you through the holidays
If this Christmas cookie fudge has you feeling all merry and unreasonably powerful, wait till you dip into the rest of my rich, creamy fudge lineup. My old-fashioned fudge is the classic - rich, silky, and just nostalgic enough to make you wonder if you should start wearing an apron and calling people "darlin'" unironically. It's the kind of fudge that tastes like it came from a church bazaar run by women who knit socks in their spare time.
If you're feeling a little more chaotic (and honestly, who isn't in December?), the Fireball fudge steps in with cinnamon heat and holiday party energy. It's creamy, spicy, and guaranteed to make at least one relative raise an eyebrow and ask, "Is this… boozy?" Yes. Yes it is.
And when you want dessert without committing to anything involving effort, the 2-ingredient fudge or red velvet fudge are your lazy-girl crown jewels. It comes together faster than you can say "I'm not turning on the oven," and still looks impressive enough to pass off at a cookie exchange with zero guilt.
At the end of the day, this Christmas cookie fudge is the kind of sweet, creamy magic that makes you feel like you've got the holidays handled… even if you're running on caffeine and seasonal denial. It's quick, it's festive, it tastes like sugar-cookie nostalgia wrapped in white chocolate, and it has a mysterious way of vanishing the second you turn your back.
Make a pan for gifting, swapping, or stashing in the back of the fridge for "emergencies." And if anyone asks how you whipped up something this pretty with almost zero effort, just give them that knowing smile and say it's holiday magic - while you and I both know it was pure sugar-fueled survival.
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