Dear Reader-

Sometimes I am late to the ball game… ya know when everyone else (or at least a lot of people) seem to know something awesomely cool and then you just discover it…

Enter Cake Mix Cookies into my life…

As a daughter of a former cake decorator, I was ALWAYS in awe of the cake mix aisle… all the flavors… all the choices…

I was always shocked that brides would always choose chocolate or white cake over flavors like cherry chip or orange…

Anyhoo…

Cake Mix Cookies… now, I am no stranger to the concept of using a cake mix in cookie batter… like I told you last year while making these Santa’s Favorite Cake Mix Cookies, Puddie actually made me a batch of Cake Mix Cookies the night he asked me to be his girl

However, I had no idea that there were multiple awesome recipes out there that utilized the versatility of the standard cake mix!

So, today, I thought I’d share the 3 I have recently found…

The Santa Cookie recipe from Gooseberry Patch’s Christmas in the Country is very similar to the recipe he used… except he used Butter Pecan cake mix and nixed the white chocolate chips.

I think that is why I LOVE Cake Mix Cookies… there are tons of flavor choices at your fingertips…

This year, Miss Add and I found two additional cake mix recipes in Gooseberry Patch’s Christmas Cookie Jar Cookbook and whipped them up in four different flavors!

First up, we were THRILLED to find Cake Mix Cut-Out Cookies!

I mean what Christmas is complete without cookie cutters?

And this recipe made whipping them up a snap.

We chose to make Funfetti and Strawberry Cut-Outs.

You start with your cake mix…

Add 1 stick of slightly softened butter, 2 eggs and 1 t vanilla

Now I scraped my bowl and put the dough in a covered bowl in my fridge for a couple hours for easy rolling and cookie cutting…

I just went ahead and baked my other cookies while I waited.

But let’s pull a fancy cooking show maneuver and pull that already set dough out of the fridge and continue shall we?

Roll it out on a floured surface.

Grab that eager 4 yr old and get to cutting out them cookies!

For all those folks who LOVE that “Cake Batter” flavor in their sweets lately… the Funfetti mix gives you that flavor in a cookie and the kids just love it!

Place on lined or greased cookie sheets and decorate with sugars, sprinkles or cinnamon candies…

Then bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Last but not least, we made 3-2-1 Cookies with Lemon and German Chocolate Mixes… to rave reviews mind you

This versatile recipe was also found  in Gooseberry Patch’s Christmas Cookie Jar Cookbook .

You start with your favorite cake mix…

And just add a small contained of whipped topping and an egg and mix well.

Then scoop out tablespoon scoops and drop into a bowl of powdered sugar.

Have your baking partner “make it snow” on the dough and cover it up…

Then, shake off the excess powdered sugar…And place on a lined cookie sheet… you know me… I love using my silpat mats.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Meanwhile clean up the kid…

It will likely take the full 15 minutes for the clean up… just sayin’

Place on cooling rack to cool…

Then arrange on a purdy plate to take a purdy picture (optional)

I am linking up to The Real Farmwives of American and Friends and Two Maids a Milking Cookie Recipe Exchange! Come check out all the awesome cookie recipes with me!

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