The incredible, edible cake mix!

You can make pretty much any cookie using a cake mix. I never thought of this until a couple of years ago. I was on the Enrichment committee and we put together a ward cookbook. (I use it all the time, by the way.) Jillene submitted a couple of recipes, like peanut butter brownies and candy bar cookie squares. They both use cake mixes as the "base" or "cookie". I thought, why not use the basic method for other cookies. I tried it the first time when I was in a time crunch, but really wanted to have some chocolate chip cookies for a get together. It worked like a charm. I've mixed up the mix-in ingredient and I've found that if you just stick to this basic formula, pretty much anything will work.

1 cake mix (whatever flavor you want)
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
baking chips, etc.

I like to make one like this:

1 white cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup Heath toffee bits
1 cup Kraft caramel bits

Last night, for enrichment, I did this:

1 chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 bag Andes mint baking chips

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9x13 baking dish. You'll have to smoosh and flatten the cookie dough into the dish. It will be thick. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

I thought that the mint ones were good and I hope they were. Try this and try "mixing" it up. It seems to me that the possibilities are endless. Happy baking!