Cake Mix Cookies!

Lots of pics in this post. Most just to make you drool...

You're welcome. 

I love these cookies. I tried them for the first time about 7 months ago before this blog and I knew I had to blog about them. And I haven't met a person who doesn't love them. Mr. Hubby loves them. If he is home while I bake them he eats them faster than my tiny oven can bake them. They are super simple, cheap and easy to make. No fuss, no bu-coo bucks and people pleasing all around (which in this case is a very good thing. )
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I love them because they are super versatile; they can be as simple or as complicated as you like. The basic recipe is only 3 ingredients and they taste wonderful as is. But you can mix in what ever you like to give them your own spin.

I originally started seeing cake mix cookie recipes on Pinterest and decided to make my own take on them. I was very successful. I baked 6 batches of these yummies last month for 3 different occasions.  

The 2 main ingredients to my spin on it.

 I'm not usually picky about brands but Reese's PB chips are one of the exceptions...

1 box devils food cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 bag Reeses Peanut Butter chips

Preheat oven to 375.
Thoroughly mix all but the chips in a mixing bowl. Fold in chips. Batter will be really thick. But make sure it is mixed well.

Drop small spoonfuls on a nonstick cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. They spread pretty far and do rise. They are made from cake mix after all ;)

Cook for 10-15 min. They are ready when a tooth pick comes out clean and/or are springy/ spongy to touch. They are a soft cookie with a cakey texture. The bottoms need to be slightly over done so they hold up. 

DO NOT remove from cookie sheet right away. Let cool on sheet for 10-15 before moving to a cooling rack.They will fall apart if you remove them right away. 

I need to find my camera so I can start taking higher quality pics for you guys.... 

This is just my favorite spin on these. One of the batches I used yellow cake mix with chocolate chips - super easy chocolate chip cookies. I have also seen funfetti (funfetti mix with extra sprinkles mixed in) german chocolate (chocolate mix with coconut and caramel bits), Triple chocolate (chocolate mix with white chocolate and semisweet chips, and a bunch more. It is really simple cause you can used what ever cake mix and what ever mix ins and still use just the eggs and oil. 

I have also seen brownie mix cookies which is a little more involved but I will try at some point. I cant resist brownies though, so it will happen.  

This will probably be the last of the baked goods for a while. Because my fake oven (its a tiny electric apartment oven that is half the size of a real oven) heats up my little apartment to an uncomfortable temperature. Over the next few weeks I am going to transition to more summery items like cool drinks, and salad dressings, as well as including more posts about my crafting endeavors.  

I would love to hear from you guys. Let me know if you try this recipe and what creatively yummy versions you do!