Sunday, December 2, 2018

Cake Mix Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies







Another addition to the Live Oak Cookie Swap on 12/4/18.

Ingredient:

1 box Betty Crocker  yellow cake mix*

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

2 tablespoons water 

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

1 egg 

2  old-fashioned oats


1 cup raisins or chopped dates

Steps
1
Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, butter, shortening, water, cinnamon and egg with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. With spoon, stir in oats, raisins and nuts.
2
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; flatten dough slightly with fingers.
3

Bake 9 to 12 minutes (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Store covered.

* *The box I used was 15.25  ounces. Needed to upsize the mix.

Three ounce Cake Mix upsizer

source: Jill Cataldo

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Whisk all the dry ingredients together. Store in a air tight jar.

Whisk each time before using.


To increase a 15.25 ounce cake mix ( which this box was) add 3 ounces or 8 level tablespoons plus 1 level teaspoon of this up sizer to the cake mix.

Recipe from my Betty Crocker holiday Cookbook



6 comments:

  1. My Son Richard would have loved these.I will make them in honor of him and give them to the young man next door.

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    1. When I went to the recipe exchange today I told the ladies about you. How I met you and you said this was your sons favorite cookie. The ladies said to wish you a Merry Christmas.

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  2. Love the recipes using cake mixes. These look so good.

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  3. We do love oatmeal cookies-especially Bob! Nice to have a recipe using cake mix to make them.

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    1. Not the same texture as the Quaker oats one but for a cakemix one - pretty good.

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