Welcome back and guess what, I actually baked something! Yay me, and I am so excited to have something that does not relate to my kids. I love them with all my heart, but I'm sure you guys would like to see something else. And it also makes me feel like things are getting back to before we had babies, since both kids are no longer babies.
Anyway, back to the task at hand - a yummy recipe. I was cruising my Cookie board on Pinterest for something easy to bake and I found a recipe for cookies using cake mix. And I just happened to have an extra box of chocolate cake mix unused after both birthday parties. It was meant to be.
Chocolate Cake Cookies (original recipe here)
1 box cake mix (any flavour)
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix all ingredients together. Place by tablespoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. This batter is ridiculously sticky, so do your best to make them the same size. I had to spray my fingers with cooking spray to get the batter off my fingers on the tray.
3. Bake 7-9 minutes until edges are brown. I found that leaving the cookies on the baking sheet for an extra minute or so helped because after the 9 minutes they were still very soft.
That's it and oh my goodness were these amazing, I was extremely surprised. Full disclosure - they didn't exactly smell bad, but the they didn't smell amazing either. Usually when you bake cookies the whole house will smell fantastic. So I was weary when I took my first bite, but then I had to stop myself from eating every last one.
And if you think these are cookies that will last longer in the freezer, think again. They were even better! I ate more from the freezer than from the fresh cookies at room temperature. At room temperature they were extremely soft and stayed moist, and just the right amount of sweetness. From the freezer they were like fudge and chewy and everything you want when you are eating a treat from the freezer.
Isn't this a great recipe for quick and easy cookies? If you have boxed cake mix on hand, like I usually do, it's nice to be able to whip a quick batch of cookies up in a jiffy. And you can use any type of cake mix, and even ice them like in the original post. Imagine carrot cake cookies with cream cheese icing.....let's be real, this is probably going to happen soon. I will share if they taste as good as they sound!
Has anyone ever made cookies from cake mix before? I would love to know how it turned out or the combinations that you used.
Kerby
Linking to:
Ginger Snap Crafts - Wow Me Wednesday #283
Two Chicks and a Mom - Funtastic Friday #111
eighteen25 - Show and Tell #14
Tatertots and Jello - BFF Link Party 2/17/17
Naptime Creations - Create, Link, Inspire 2/27/17
Hello everyone, and happy weekend! After the holidays this part of the year always seems to drag on. I am actually looking forward to it this year, maybe in the lull I can actually get caught up on some things. Like I said a few weeks ago, projects out the wazoo over here.
So far I have shared Braxton's third birthday party (here if you missed it), as well as the paper rosettes I used as decorations (here if you missed those). So today I want to share the pinwheels that were made for the party. These are much easier than the rosettes, super easy in fact.
Grab some scrapbook paper and cut it into four even squares, or as close as you can. My paper cutter was having some issues, so some of my papers are a little wonky.
And my paper wasn't double sided so I cut out squares for the back of the
pinwheels. Glue these together with both of the patterned sides facing
out and trim if necessary.
Cut from each corner towards the centre,
leaving a roughly one inch space in the middle. You can see below with the red lines the general idea, just make sure you leave an area in the middle because you will need it to finish the pinwheels. And I think more is better here, you don't want a dinky little area because you will be gluing most of this in on itself.
If everything goes according to plan, you
should be left with four small triangle attached to the middle section
of your paper. Glue down every other corner of the triangle into the
centre of the square. I used a pencil to save my fingers from the hot
glue.
You
can see what I meant by every other corner a little better in the
picture above. Once this is dry, cut a corresponding circle of paper and
glue that down in the middle. If you're feeling frisky you could always use little gems or large sequins.
And that's it, as I often like to say. How easy are these? I could make these for any occasion and would adore them. You can even grab a paper straw, or skewer and glue that to the back and use it in a jar or pot on a table.
This was actually a craft that I enjoyed making, it was so easy I didn't really have to think while I did it. Very therapeutic, and great to binge watch TV while you are doing it too.
Happy crafting! Feel free to share if you make these, and any changes you make. I'd love to see them.
Kerby
Linking to:
Ginger Snap Crafts - Wow Me Wednesday #282
Two Chicks and a Mom - Funtastic Friday #111
eighteen25 - Show & Tell #13
