We are now entering BAKING SEASON. This means that cake mixes are going on sale. I have seen two grocery store advertisements that have cakes under a dollar near my neck of the woods. I saw an ad for Albertson’s that said that cake mix was 79 cents. I saw another ad for Von’s (Safeway) for 89 cents.
Cake mix is not just for making cake any more. I was ecstatic to find that out. I have found several recipes in which you can make cookies with cake mix. It is so cool and fun.
LEMON DROP COOKIES
Recipe from a cookbook called Seasoned With Love by DiAnna Akers.
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Ingredients:
*1 box lemon cake mix
*2 cups frozen cool whip
*1 egg
*powdered sugar to coat
Mix ingredients together. Roll into 1 inch balls and drop into powdered sugar. Roll to coat. Bake on cookie sheet lined with the Cook E.Z. Sheet at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Recipe may be changed to butter, chocolate, or orange flavors by changing the cake mix to the desired flavor. “Butter is one of my favorites,” says DiAnna.
CAKE MIX COOKIES
Recipe written by Linda Larson from About.com.
Ingredients:
*18 oz. cake mix (any flavor)
*1/2 cup butter, softened
*1 egg
Preheat over to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients at a low speed until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is thoroughly mixed. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2″ apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes. Cool two minutes on cookie sheets. Then remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
If using chocolate cake mix, add 2 tablespoons water along with egg. You can stir in chocolate chips, coated candy pieces, chopped nuts, or oatmeal. Frost the cookies, using canned frosting, or make sandwich cookies by spreading frosting between two cookies.
DEVIL’S FOOD COOKIES
By Rachel Keller
(There are three other cake mix cookie recipes at this site as well.)
Ingredients:
*1 (18.5 ounce) package of devil’s food cake mix without pudding
*1/2 cup vegetable oil
*2 eggs, beaten
*1/2 cup chopped pecans
*6 (1.45 ounce) milk chocolate bars, divided into squares (optional)
*1/2 cup coconut (optional)
Preheat over to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Stir in pecans. Drop batter by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.
Optional: While cookies are still on the pan, place 1 square of milk chocolate on each; spread gently to frost. Sprinkle with coconut.
Other Recipes:
Recipe Goldmine has two pages of different cake mix cookie recipes.
At About.com I found a Vegan Cake Mix Cookie recipe.
Red Velvet Cookies from AllHomemadeCookies.com.
Please let me know if you have a favorite recipe that you like to make with cake mix that is something other than cake.
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Love the easy recipes, nice for working Moms that may need a quick treat to take to school for the kids.
Wow didn’t know you could do anything else with cake mixes. However I just saw a recipe book titled “101 things to do with cake mixes, didn’t look at it because I just assumed it was cake recipes.
Where did you find these recipes.
Thanks so much for sharing, Joanne
Hi Stacey,
I’m glad I looked at this. I’ve had a recipe for cakemix cookies for years from Leona Stearn. It’s slightly different from the generic one listed above. Can’t wait to see the other recipes.
XXOO,
Donna
I make pumpkin bread with cake mix.
Take a package of spice cake mix, make it according to directions but without the oil, add a can of pumpkin, bake in two loaf pans, and voila! Yummy pumpkin bread. You can add cranberries, walnuts, whatever – easy and delish!
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