Cake Mix Grasshopper Sandwich Cookies Food

GRASSHOPPER SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• To make the cookies, combine the chocolate chips and butter and microwave for around 40-60 seconds, stirring every 20 seconds until melted and smooth. Add the sugar and Nellie's Free Range Egg and mix until well blended. Stir in the flour until just incorporated. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet, 1" apart (will make about 20-24 total). Bake at 375°F for 9-11 minutes, or until the edges are just set.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine softened butter, powdered sugar and creme de menthe for the filling. Use a spoon to blend until smooth.
• Once the cookies have cooled, frost half of the cookie bottoms with the creme de menthe filling. Immediately top each frosted cookie with an unfrosted cookie to create a cookie sandwich.
• Microwave the garnish chocolate chips for around 30-60 seconds, stirring every 20 seconds until melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag, creating a DIY piping bag by cutting just a small corner of the bag. Drizzle chocolate liberally over the tops of your cookie sandwiches. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate mint candies to garnish.

GRASSHOPPER SANDWICH COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together cake mix, eggs and shortening until well combined. The dough will be pretty thick.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, making sure they are all similar in size.
• Place dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
• Immediately transfer cookies to a cooking rack.
• To make the frosting, mix together butter, milk, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and as much green food coloring as desired (I used 8 drops) until smooth.
• Spread onto cooled cookies and sandwich together.

GRASSHOPPER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine creme de menthe, creme de cacao, cream, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake until chilled. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

GRASSHOPPER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake mix according to the directions, except use only 1 cup water and add 1/3 cup creme de menthe and 1/4 cup creme de cacao.
• Bake in a 9x13-inch pan.
• When cool, spread fudge topping over cake.
• Mix 1/4 cup creme de menthe with Cool Whip and spread over cake.
• Keep refrigerated.

CAKE MIX COOKIE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a bowl mix together the cake mix, oil and eggs. Do this by hand as it is very stiff. You are looking for everything to just come together to form a dough.
• Roll dough into 1" balls. Place about 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Note: if dough is too sticky to roll into balls easily, refrigerate for a short time.
• Bake cookies 8 to 11 minutes at 350. Cookies should still be soft but the tops will have a cracked appearance when done.
• Remove cookies from baking sheets to cool.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Choose 2 cookies that are the same size and shape. Place about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of frosting on the bottom of one cookie. Put the two cookies together bottoms facing each other to form the sandwich.
• Note: I like to use the following combinations, but feel free to experiment. Chocolate cookie with fudge frosting, chocolate cookie with vanilla frosting, white cake with vanilla frosting (add about 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract to the frosting), carrot cake cookies with chream cheese frosting, funfetti cookies with rainbow chip frosting (kids love this one for the colors).

QUICK CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mixes, oil and eggs until well blended. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Do not flatten. , Bake at 350° until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks (cookies will flatten as they cool). , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread or pipe filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

EASY GRASSHOPPER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir all Bar ingredients until soft dough forms. Press into pan; bake 15 minutes. Cool about 10 minutes.
• In large bowl, stir all Frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over bars.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave all Glaze ingredients on High 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle over frosting. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

GRASSHOPPER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan. Beat flour, sugar, shortening, milk, 1/4 cup crème de menthe, the baking powder, salt and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in egg whites on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely.
• Spread fudge topping over cake. Carefully fold 3 tablespoons crème de menthe and the food color into whipped topping; spread over cake. Store covered in refrigerator.