Cookies in the Spirit of a Busy Advent Season

The only Chistmas Cookies I found time to bake were from a mix, and no shame here--they were quite good. Here's the recipe:

1 box Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix
6 T butter
1 c powdered sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
2 lg eggs
1 tsp lemon zest (this could be omitted)
Note: These cookies could use 1/2 c of sugar.

Oven 375 degrees. Melt butter, set aside. Whisk together powdered sugar and cornstarch in separate bowl.

Mix cake mix, cooled butter, eggs, (and lemon zest if you will) by hand. Dough is stiff. At this point I refrigerated the dough.

Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll liberally in powdered sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets 2 inches apart and bake for 9-11 minutes.

Store cookies in layers with waxed paper in between, and a breadcrust to keep them moist.