Cake mix cookies

These are so yummy, & great because you use a boxed mix but everyone always thinks they are delicious (& often thinks they are made from scratch :-) ). Bailey has this recipe too but uses chocolate cake mix with swirley chocolate & white chocolate chips.

Ingredients

Boxed cake mix of your choice

1 egg

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup water

1 cup of your desired addition: chocolate chips, nuts, etc.

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine cake mix, oil, water & egg & beat until blended.

Add remaining ingredients.

Place spoonfuls on cookie sheet about an inch apart & bake for 15 minutes.

My favorite cake mix cookie is with yellow cake & semi-sweet chocolate chips. Strawberry cake mix makes good cookies too, as well as funfetti cake mix with funfetti frosting on top. YUM!!

-Court

Gingerbread Men

Hey y'all, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

I made these gingerbread men (& stars & trees) the other day - they are yummy! Make sure you flatten the dough enough so they don't expand & lose their shape. Mine were not all that good looking (but still tasted good!).

Gingerbread Men (Betty Crocker recipe)

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 tablespoons molasses
1 egg
2 tablespoons water or milk
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Currants or Assorted candies, if desired
Colored sugar or Additional sugar, if desired

Directions
-Beat granulated sugar, butter and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well mixed. Beat in egg and water until blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cardamom and cloves. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
-Heat oven to 350°F. Roll 1/3 of dough at a time on floured surface to 1/8­inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with floured 2 1/2­inch gingerbread boy or girl cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with currants or candies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
-Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool.

I hope you are enjoying the Christmas season!!
-Court

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

So I don't even like oatmeal raisin cookies but they are Zac's favorite so I found this recipe online and discovered that even I like these oatmeal raisin cookies! I am mostly a baker so you will have to bear with all my dessert recipes

-Cara

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake! They are better when they are still a little soft, just barely golden brown. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely.