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Cake Mix Turned Cookies
by
Alicia W
(IC: paid contributor)
12 cookies
25 min
Here are three recipes that turn a plain box of cake mix into moist, delicious cookies.
Cinnamon Bun Cookies
Made from a yellow cake mix, you could eat these little cookies for breakfast.
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Bars
Made with a yellow cake mix, these decadent bars are so good.
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
These cookies are made with red velvet cake mix with a layer of cream cheese frosting sandwiched between.
Cake Mix Turned Cookies
Recipe details
Ingredients
Cinnamon Bun Cookies
- For the Cookie Dough
- 1 Box Yellow cake mix
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- For the Cinnamon Topping
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ½ cup water
- 1 large egg
- Frosting
- ½ cup margarine softened, 1 stick
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla (1-2 depending on your taste)
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
- 1 cake box mix (the dry mix only, don’t add any of the ingredients listed on the box)
- 1 stick melted butter
- 2 eggs
- Frosting:
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
Instructions
Cinnamon Bun Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients for the cinnamon topping until combined. The longer the mixture sets, the thicker it will become which is what you want.
- While the cinnamon topping thickens, mix all ingredients for the cookie dough together.
- Cookie dough balls should be an inch or so in size.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 mins or until slightly browning around the edges.
- Let set on pan for 2 mins then remove to a wire rack for cooling.
- Place your thickened cinnamon topping in a plastic baggie and a snip a small piece out of the corner. Now pipe your cinnamon filling onto the cookies.
- Eat and Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
- Heat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 13 X 9-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl combine 1 cup of peanut butter, water and egg in large bowl, stirring until smooth.
- Stir in cake mix until blended well. Spread into prepared pan.
- BAKE 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and light golden brown. Cool completely.
- Frosting: Mix all ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth. Add more powdered sugar or milk until you reach desired consistency and spread on top of bars.
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
- Add the cake mix, butter, and eggs to a mixing bowl. Stir until they come together to form a dough.
- Drop the dough in rounded tablespoons onto a greased or lined baking sheet.
- Press flat with a rubber scraper
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 350°F.
- Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition until blended.
- Once cool, frost one cookie then place another on top to form a sandwich.
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Published November 27th, 2022 6:06 PM
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