OK, don't hate me. I know how some of you feel about cake mixes. And I usually like to make everything from scratch. But I do always keep a few cake mixes on hand for emergencies. You know the ones, the kids or the hubby comes home and says "hey, can you make something up for me for tomorrow morning?" And it's already 8:00 pm? I'm tired. Give me some notice and I'll be creative. Once the dinner dishes are done though, the kitchen's closed. So I have cake mix in my pantry.
I never would have thought to try these if it wasn't for the Novice Chef posting these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies. They look so pretty and so festive. And they were made with Red Velvet cake mix. One of the cake mixes in my cabinet is/was Red Velvet. I don't care for Red Velvet but there was a great sale at the store, and Mom, being kind, just grabbed me an assortment of mixes and restocked my pantry. Can't complain about that, now can I. So of Course when I saw Jessica's cookies, I knew what I was going to do.
And Grace is still selling cookies every week to raise money for her DC trip.
Cake Mix Cookies
Makes 2 dozen cookies
1 box cake mix (any brand)
2 eggs
6 tablespoons melted butter ****
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Combine cake mix, eggs and butter in a large mixing bowl. Combine either using a mixer or by hand. I did it both ways, and either is fine.
Roll dough into balls, about 1 inch. Now toss those balls around in your powdered sugar to coat lightly, or heavily if the kids are helping. Either way is good. Place on lightly greased or parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
These will spread a bit. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for about 12 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to racks to cool completely.
**** you can also use margarine or oil in place of the butter. I checked several recipes, including Duncan Hines and most of them used the oil. I just prefer butter, butter makes everything better.
Play around with your cake mixes.
We made some with Red Velvet
Some with Funfetti
and we even took a plain old yellow cake mix and added in some mini chocolate chips (about 3/4 cup)
These cookies were a huge hit! Fast to make, and since it's a cake mix, your possibilities are endless for the flavors. How about a spiced cake mix with some nuts thrown in?
I'm linking up at some of these great parties.
ohh this look yummy!!
ReplyDeleteThese look so good! Love anything covered in powdered sugar & sprinkles. These cookies are right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteThose Look Fantastic.. I have to make these.. So Much for the Diet.. Well if my Dress doesn't fit I'll know what to blame... lol
ReplyDeleteCake mix cookies are my favorite to make right now...so many varieties and mix ins to create:-) Love the funfetti ones!!!
ReplyDeletelove me some cookies and I think maybe I made something like this not for sure so gonna have to try
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Hate you? I love you for using the cake mix!!! I don't have time for made-from-scratch baking so anyone with shortcuts is a hero to me.
ReplyDeleteI love cake cookies, but mine never seem to turn out right. They're always flat and greasy. Yours look fantastic though, so I'm excited to try your recipe and see if they turn out better. Ha Thanks for posting this! New follower :)
ReplyDeleteI've never tried cake box cookies ... They look yummy! Visiting from Whimsy Wednesday :)
ReplyDeleteI'm totally with you - I try to make from scratch but always have mixes on hand, and so funny, my oldest and I made cake mix cookies just yesterday! Have a great night!
ReplyDeleteCake mix cookies are one of my favorites. I've only tried funfetti and chocolate ones though. I need to branch out and try some other flavors. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
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Love them!! I love the idea of doing things from scratch too but sometimes we just need to have fun and not worry about all of the fuss and muss!! Thanks so much for sharing these on Manic Monday darlin' :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I don't know why I never thought of that!? Good gracious. Time to put a few boxes of cake mix in my pantry!
ReplyDeleteI made some red velvet cake mix cookies today as per the recipe above and they look amazing but taste really dull. They taste like poor quality shop bought biscuits. Maybe the cake mixes we get in Ireland aren't as good as those in the US, there isn't much of a market for them here. I think I'll be sticking with homemade from scratch cookies from now on, they are more work but taste far better for it!
ReplyDeleteMade the confetti cookies with a white cake mix. Easy and delicious!
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