Fast And Festive Cookie Mix Recipes

FUNFETTI® BIRTHDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a large bowl to form a dough.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and sprinkles together in a small bowl.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll each in the confectioners' sugar mixture. Arrange cookie balls on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden, about 6 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets, about 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

FAST AND FESTIVE COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In 4-quart bowl or container, combine 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With fork or pastry blender, cut 1/2 of the butter into mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Transfer to tightly covered container. Store in refrigerator or freezer. Use within 4 weeks. Measure by dipping cup into mix; level off. Return unused mix to refrigerator or freezer. Allow measured mix to come to room temperature before adding additional ingredients as directed in recipes. TIP: To prepare cookie mix in food processor, place 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in food processor bowl with metal blade. Process mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs. Transfer to tightly covered container. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #187 by Julie Bertholf on Jul 19, 1997

FAST AND FESTIVE COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• 1.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• In 4-quart bowl or container, combine 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 2.
• With fork or pastry blender, cut 1/2 of the butter into mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Transfer to tightly covered container.
• Store in refrigerator or freezer.
• Use within 4 weeks.
• 3.
• Measure by dipping cup into mix; level off.
• Return unused mix to refrigerator or freezer.
• Allow measured mix to come to room temperature before adding additional ingredients as directed in recipes.
• High Altitude Instructions: Increase flour to 6 1/2 cups.
• Decrease sugar to 2 1/2 cups.
• Tips: To prepare cookie mix in food processor, place 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in food processor bowl with metal blade.
• Process mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs.
• Transfer to tightly covered container.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.

BASIC COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients.
• Sift the mixture twice.
• Store in a tightly covered, labeled container for up to 3 months in a cool, dry place.
• For Sugar Cookies use: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients.
• With lightly floured hands, shape the dough into 1" balls; arrange them about 2" apart on 2 lightly greased 13" X 9" baking sheets Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
• Let cool for 1-2 minutes on the baking sheets; using a spatula, transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• The cookies can be stored in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 1 wk.
• For Chocolate Chip Cookies use: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine the Basic Cookie Mix, butter, egg, and vanilla.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, distributing them well.
• With lightly floured hands, shape the dough into 1" balls; arrange them about 2" apart on 2 lightly greased 13" X 9" baking sheets Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
• Let cool for 1-2 minutes on the baking sheets; using a spatula, transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• The cookies can be stored in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 1 wk.

CAKE MIX CHRISTMAS COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix together dry cake mix (don't prepare it as called for on the back of the box), vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs. The dough will be very thick.
• Fold in the M and M candies.
• Roll the dough into 1" balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes and remove from oven. Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes on the cookie sheet, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

AWESOME HOMEMADE COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• Clean and dry a 1-quart Mason jar and lid. Combine M&M's® and chocolate chips in a small bowl; set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set a jar funnel on top of the Mason jar and pour in flour mixture. Tap on the counter to settle ingredients.
• Add brown sugar and press down hard, against the edges of the jar and in the middle, to make it as flat as possible. Pour in white sugar and tap to settle. Add oats and press down lightly to flatten. Fill to the top with candy mixture, adding or removing candy if necessary. Seal jar and attach baking instructions on a gift tag.