My sons loved cookies
and milk. There was no way I had time
to bake a batch of
scratch made cookies during the week. I
a very happy camper
when I discovered cake mix cookies.
I made a batch Sunday
afternoons. They were allowed three
cookies as a afternoon
snack when they finished their homework.
I was elated when my
sons stopped whining and procrastinating
about doing homework.
Their motivation was a full cookie jar.
Here are my "go to"
recipes for cake mix cookies:
BASIC CAKE MIX COOKIE RECIPE
Box any flavor cake
mix
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
Preheat oven 350.
Grease cookie sheet ( line cookie sheet with
silicone mat also an
option).
Mix all ingredients
in large bowl. Make two logs from cookie
dough.
Wrap second log in
wax paper and chill in fridge for later use.
Cut dough into 2 inch disk and place 2 inches
apart on sheet pan.
Bake 7 minutes or
until light brown. Cool on wire rack after 5 minutes. Store in cookie jar
or tin.
CITRUS BUTTER COOKIES
SEE BASIC CAKE MIX COOKIE RECIPE
DIRECTIONS & ADJUST RECIPE AS FOLLOWS:
Replace oil with 1
stick of butter
Replace vanilla extract with
orange or lemon extract
Add 1 tablespoon zest
from orange or lemon.
DECADENT CHOCOLATE
CHIP COOKIES
Box White Cake Mix
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven 350.
Grease cookie sheet ( line cookie sheet with
silicone mat also an
option).
Mix all ingredients
in large bowl. Make two logs from cookie
dough.
Wrap second log in
wax paper and chill in fridge for later use.
Cut dough into 2 inch disk and place 2 inches
apart on sheet pan.
Bake 7 minutes or
until light brown. Cool on wire rack after 5 minutes.Store in cookie jar or
tin.
I spent one Saturday
afternoon trying to come up with new recipes
for my cake mix
cookies. I thought about the delicious cookies
that I buy from my
local specialty markets.
Here are my copy cat version of these
cookies:
CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO
COOKIES
Box Chocolate Cake
Mix
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 stick of butter
2 tsp instant coffee
powder
2 eggs
Preheat oven 350.
Grease cookie sheet ( line cookie sheet with
silicone mat also an
option).
In large bowl beat
eggs, sugar and ground coffee on high speed
3 minutes. Lower speed and add in butter and
cake mix. Mix well with wooden spoon. Make two logs from
cookie dough. Wrap second log in
plastic wrap and chill in fridge for later use.
Cut dough into 2 inch disk and place 2 inches
apart on sheet pan.
Bake 7 minutes or
until light brown. Cool on wire rack after 5 minutes. Store in cookie jar
or tin.
TOFFEE BITS CHOCOLATE
COOKIES
Box Chocolate Cake
Mix
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup toffee bits
Preheat oven 350.
Grease cookie sheet ( line cookie sheet with
silicone mat also an
option).
Mix all ingredients
in large bowl except toffee chips. Make
two logs
from cookie dough. Wrap second log in plastic wrap and chill in fridge for later use.
Cut dough into 2 inch disk and place 2 inches
apart on sheet pan.
Sprinkle crushed
toffee bits on each cookie and press bits into cookie dough.
Bake 7 minutes or
until firm to touch. Cool on wire rack after 5 minutes. Store in cookie jar
or tin.
SUPREME COCONUT PECAN
COOKIES
Box White or Vanilla Cake
Mix
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup sweet flaked
coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven 350.
Grease cookie sheet ( line cookie sheet with
silicone mat also an
option).
Mix all ingredients
in large bowl. Use 2 inch cookie scoop
or tablespoon and place cookie dough 2 inches apart on
sheet pan.
Bake 7 minutes or
until light brown. Cool on wire rack after 5 minutes. Store in cookie jar or
tin.
