Saturday, August 29, 2015

Easy Cake Mix Cookies!

I'll make this short and sweet (literally)!

This weekend my Aunt DH asked me to make some "reverse oreo" cookies-Yellow cookies with chocolate frosting in the middle. Um...ok...I have never done this before...so of course I headed to Pinterest. I found a few good options that were about the same with slight variations and decided to give it a try.

Let's be honest, I don't always have the stuff in my pantry to make cookies from scratch. but I almost always have a cake mix! Here's what I ended up doing--and it was SOOOO easy! No amazing baking skills required. ;)

What you will need:

Mixing bowl
Spoon, whisk, or mixer
1" cookie scoop (or spoons)
2 cake mixes (In this case I used yellow)
4 eggs
3/4 cup olive oil (or coconut oil)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*.


In the mixing bowl, mix ingredients together. Using the cookie scoop, scoop out dough and roll with hands into balls. (12/cookie sheet)



Bake for 7-8 minutes. Cool on pan for several minutes before transferring to a cookie rack.  Be sure to allow the cookies to completely cool or they will fall apart while frosting. Frost between two cookies (sandwich style).



VoĆ­la! Beautiful and delicious reverse oreo cookies. :D

Think of all the possibilities! Using this easy method, you can have a colorful array of delicious cookies that look amazing.

Happy Baking!



**If you want to make the frosting from scratch instead of using store bought, the following recipe is yummy!**

Frosting:

8oz cream cheese
1/2 C butter
3 C powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Whip until smooth and use between two cookies.