My granddaughter spent the night this weekend. We have fun when she's here. We read a lot of books, play games, and we always, always make cookies.
This time we made chocolate snow drops, but we made them the easy way. We started with a cake mix.
If you've never made cake mix cookies, this is a good recipe to try.
This time we made chocolate snow drops, but we made them the easy way. We started with a cake mix.
If you've never made cake mix cookies, this is a good recipe to try.
As you might expect, cake mix cookies use a box of cake mix as a base. We used a box of Pillsbury Devil's Food cake mix for these cookies.
In addition to the boxed cake mix, you need two eggs, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, and about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar to roll your cookies in.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees before you start mixing ingredients.
Also have on hand cookie sheets and a cooling rack.
In addition to the boxed cake mix, you need two eggs, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, and about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar to roll your cookies in.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees before you start mixing ingredients.
Also have on hand cookie sheets and a cooling rack.
Dump the cake mix into a bowl. Add the two eggs and the cup of oil and mix with a spatula until the mixture is well blended.
Form the dough into balls a little smaller than a golf ball. Roll them in powdered sugar and set on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool completely before removing from the baking sheets.
These cookies had a rich, deep chocolate flavor and they were so easy that a 6 year old could do them all by herself, with a little help getting the dry mix off the bottom of the bowl and a little help with taking the sheets out of the hot oven.
Bake 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool completely before removing from the baking sheets.
These cookies had a rich, deep chocolate flavor and they were so easy that a 6 year old could do them all by herself, with a little help getting the dry mix off the bottom of the bowl and a little help with taking the sheets out of the hot oven.
If you made these and liked them, try other flavors of boxed cake mix! You can add in a cup of chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit bits. The variations are only as limited as your own imagination!
