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cookies simply made with a cake mix

(1 rating)
CarolAJ avatar
Recipe by
Carol Junkins
@CarolAJ
Hanson, MA

Well have heard of doing this but never tried it before ~ well I am impressed ~ didn't feel like making from scratch which is not like me really ~ haha ~ anyway add anything you like or have on hand to them, and make them your own !! Love it!!

(1 rating)
yield 2 dozen
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cookies simply made with a cake mix

  • 1 box
    any kind and any flavor of cake mix
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla (i also added the juice of 1 orange)
  • 2/3 c
    shortening ( i used crisco)
  • now you can mix anything in you would like. i added crushed dry roasted peanuts, juice of one orange, dried cranberries and a few chocolate chips

How To Make cookies simply made with a cake mix

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2
    Beat eggs, vanilla, shortening, and half of the cake mix, beat til light and fluffly, stir in rest of cake mix. Add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips or whatever you like in them.
  • 3
    Drop by teaspoon onto an ungreased sheet pan. Bake 10-12 minutes. You can mix in a food processor than roll them into balls and bake. (that's what I did)
  • 4
    I added crushed dry roasted peanuts crushed, juice of one orange, dried cranberries and a few chocolate chips. Next time I make em, well who knows what I'll add ?!
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