I was standing in my kitchen the other day contemplating what kind of cookie I was willing to invest the time and effort in making six dozen. Got to tell you up front, it was not going to be decorated sugar cookies!
Invited to a cookie exchange party (that I can hardly wait to attend!), I needed to come up with six dozen cookies that weren’t going to be a time-consuming venture.
Finally, I remembered my super easy recipe for cake mix cookies. I love this recipe because you can use any flavor cake mix and any add-ins that tickle your fancy.
Since I have a thing for chocolate, I decided to use a chocolate fudge mix. A natural flavor to blend (at least for me) is peppermint. These are so fast and easy, you’ll have time to sip a cup of hot chocolate and sing a few “Fa La La La La’s” before you move on to your next frenzied activity.
Chocolate Fudge and Mint Cookies
1 Chocolate Fudge cake mix (18.25 ounce)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 bag Hershey’s peppermint kisses
powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together eggs and butter. Add vanilla then mix in cake mix. Drop dough by rounded teaspoon onto a baking sheet. Place an unwrapped kiss in the center of each cookie.
Bake about 6-8 minutes until cookies are just set but not cooked through. Remove from oven and leave on pan until cool. Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!
As I mentioned, you can use any cake mix and add-in combination. You could do spice cake with nuts, yellow cake with candied cherries, vanilla with a dollop of jam, chocolate with sweetened cream cheese and mini chips. You get the idea.
This recipe will make 72 mini cookies or about 30 regular-sized cookies.
Happy Holiday Entertaining!
The Chocoholic
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