How I Make These No-Bake Christmas Cake Balls 1. Blend the Cakes I unwrap the Christmas Tree Cakes and place them into a food processor. I pulse until they form a soft, crumbly dough.

And since it’s Christmas, this is the best time to make your treats reflect the joyous holiday by making your cake pops resemble iconic holiday characters like Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman, or ...

But ever since my friend’s mom, Mrs. Boston, made cake balls for us — I think it was two years ago around Christmas — I’ve wanted to add them to our cookie-making tradition.

The cookie dough balls will be too sticky to work with if they're not cold. You can leave the cookie balls in the fridge for longer if you have other things to do, but at least give them 30 minutes.

Using a 1-Tbsp. measuring spoon, scoop out dough and roll into balls about 1 1/2" in diameter. Arrange on prepared rack and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.