It is about 5pm in the evening. I am listening to some classical piano music, only a lamp on in my "office". One sister just visited, and we spent the afternoon just chatting, watching some TV, etc. We had some coffee, and just had a really nice visit. I was just thinking how nice it is to unplug, power down, and just talk. Find out what is going on in each others lives, etc. We seem to find less and less time to do this. Call someone you haven't seen or "talked" to lately, have coffee or a soda together. Don't text them or call them, see them, face to face if you can. It is like the lost art of human contact. I have no idea what got me off on that tangent or what in the heck it has to do with my cookies but.... I think I am just in a deep thoughts kind of mood. Yea, maybe that is it.
So here are my cookies! Finally, right? I was inspired by the Pillsbury website, when I got a link for these in my spam folder. I am in another "use up" phase so I modified the recipe to my taste, and what I needed to use up! They are sweet for sure, but I think they are delish. I think they would be fun to do with chocolate cake mix, and add cherry flavor and maybe a cherry on top. Add some white chips maybe? Oh, as always the possibilities are endless but this is my version, I hope you try it!
Ingredients:
1 box white cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract (choose any flavor you like)
1/2 cup vanilla chips
3 T. sprinkles
flour
flat bottom glass or your fingers
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lay your cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In your stand mixer or large bowl combine dry cake mix, eggs, oil, vanilla chips and sprinkles. Stir or mix just until combined. Your dough will be a week bit sticky, no problem.
Using a cooking scoop or roll about 1 inch size balls of dough. Fill up your trays and then tip your fingers OR your flat bottom glass in flour and press the balls down until they are about 1/4 inch thick. Nobody is coming to your house to measure, so just flatten them out a bit, not all the way but a bit. Sprinkle the top with extra sprinkles so that everyone knows that fun that is inside! Bake for 8 minutes. Mine took literally exactly that amount of time. They won't get really browned, unless you burn them, they will just get slightly golden! Let cook for 5 minutes on a cookie sheet to cool before removing.
These are easy and fun, and I wish I had this recipe back in the day of "oh I need to take 2 dozen of something to this meeting in an hour". They are happy, tasty and cheery. Most of all they are easy and easy to customize!
This recipe should yield you 2 dozen cookies. (unless you eat some dough and only get 23)
ENJOY!
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