Karens Magic Cake Mix Cookies Food

MAGIC COOKIE BARS - CAKE MIX VERSION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Place cake mix in a medium bowl, cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender. The mixture will remain crumbly.
• Press mixture into an ungreased 10 X 15 pan.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, nuts, and coconut over the base.
• Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the whole pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into bars. (I like to cut them into large triangles).
• Note: I have used other cake mix flavors for the base, such as yellow and butter, and they turned out well.

LOADED CAKE MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Stir together the cake mix, eggs, butter and 1/4 cup water in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until smooth and combined. Stir in the chocolate and sprinkles until they are completely coated, then gently fold in the cornflakes and pretzels.
• Scoop the dough onto the lined baking sheets using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop or a large spoon, about 2 inches apart (6 per sheet). Bake, rotating and switching the positions of the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies start to turn golden brown on top, 8 to 10 minutes Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
• Let cool slightly and serve, or cool completely and store in an airtight container up to 5 days.

FUDGE CRINKLES (A GREAT 4 INGREDIENT CAKE MIX COOKIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Stir (by hand) dry cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl until dough forms.
• Dust hands with confectioners' sugar and shape dough into 1" balls.
• Roll balls in confectioners' sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until center is JUST SET.
• Remove from pans after a minute or so and cool on wire racks.
• *My Notes*:.
• I have tried these with several different cake mix brands. They all come out good, but the Betty Crocker does come out the best.
• I was having a problem with my cookies flattening while baking. This usually happens with the generic cake mix brands. You can play with your oven temp and try them on 375 to keep them from spreading. Adding more oil than called for will also cause the cookies to spread -- I wouldn't suggest it, they really don't need extra oil.
• Another way to keep them nice and thick and to get the most "crinkled" or "crackled" look is to make them bigger. When I roll them at about 1.5 inches they look prettier.
• And my best tip: My confectioners' sugar was consistently being absorbed by the dough. The last time I baked them, I rolled them into balls without rolling in the sugar and let them "dry" for a few minutes. Then I rolled them in sugar and baked. These came out with a nice coating of sugar that didn't disappear.