The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book: More Than 375 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin with a Box of Cake Mix

419 Pages·2011·1.8 MB·English

by  Camilla Saulsbury

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Saulsbury, Camilla V.
The ultimate cake mix cookie book : more than 375 delectable cookie recipes
that begin with a box of cake mix / Camilla V. Saulsbury.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Cake mix cookies / Camilla V. Saulsbury. c2005.
Includes index.
1. Cookies. I. Saulsbury, Camilla V. Cake mix cookies. II. Title.
TX772.S2578 2011
641.8’654—dc23
2011022483
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
VP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To Nick, my favorite cookie monster.
contents
foreword
introduction
ONE drop cookies
TWO bar cookies
THREE formed and filled cookies
lists
about the author
foreword
As this new edition of The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book heads to the
printer, I’ve been musing about the exciting developments that have occurred
since it was first published in 2005.
Topping the list is the sheer popularity of the book, something I merely hoped
and dreamed of back in the early days of testing and writing recipes. I knew then
how much I loved making cookies with cake mix, but it has been a thrill to share
the joy with others.
I’ve especially reveled in the notes and letters from fans, letting me know
which recipes are loved most, and what kinds of recipes they would still love to
see. After chatting with countless home bakers across the country, I know that
it’s the simplest recipes with an innovative twist that everyone’s after. It has to
taste terrific, first and foremost, but if it’s versatile, can be made in minutes, has
an especially short list of ingredients, and looks gorgeous, all the better.
So, in addition to the familiar favorites from the first edition, you’ll find here
more than two hundred brand-new recipes, all of which reflect feedback from
fellow cake-mix-cookie-aficionados. I am confident you’ll love each and every
offering, from the ease of baking the cookie to the subsequently stellar results.
Think Hazelnut and Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies, Deluxe Nut Jumbles,
Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Pillows, and Vanilla Malt Gooey Bars; it just
gets better and better.
And if those new options don’t have your mouth watering, just wait until you
try two of the hottest new trends for using cake mix: cake balls and whoopie
pies.
Cake balls are tiny cookie-like confections made from mixing crumbled,
baked cake with frosting, molding the mixture into tiny balls, then coating all
with chocolate. Yum! I’ve created eighteen scrumptious varieties for you to try,
such as German Chocolate, Cinnamon Roll, Berries-and-Cream, Key Lime, and
Cheesecake. Be forewarned: they are highly addictive to make and eat (and
absolutely adorable, to boot).
Second, whoopie pies. The oversized, soft cookie sandwiches, stuffed with a
variety of creamy frostings, are nothing short of cookie nirvana. Think Red
Velvet Whoopies, Caramel Latte Whoopies, and Lemon Buttermilk Whoopies,
to name but a few. Forget the cupcakes: make whoopie pies for your next party
to score an excess of points.
Beyond the new recipes, I am compelled to mention that with this new
edition, what ultimately excites me above all else is that it further celebrates
American home cooks’ enduring embrace of home baking in general, and home-
baked cookies in particular. No matter how many cookies in our repertoire, we
have a boundless zeal for new ideas, from techniques to flavor combinations,
and we cannot wait to share them. That’s the real story of American home
cooking and baking.
That being said, I hope you’ll experience as much delight in creating these
cookies in your home as I have had crafting them in mine. Few things gratify me
as much as sharing a plate of cookies with friends, including the conversation
and camaraderie that typically coincide. If this book helps you do the same, I
will be truly pleased.
introduction
It’s always a good time to rediscover the age-old comfort of cookies. Try
conjuring an image more comforting than a warm kitchen, infused with the
scents of sweet vanilla, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh butter, and, on the kitchen
counter, a cooling rack piled high with fresh-from-the-oven delights studded
with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans. It is a cause for celebration in itself—
even more so when the cookie recipe is as quick and convenient as opening a
package of cake mix.
That’s right—cake mix. A standard 18.25-ounce package of cake mix is the
secret to a wealth of homemade cookies. Even better, the results are assuredly
irresistible. A package of cake mix gives home bakers the same head start for
baking cookies as for baking cakes. Cake mix simplifies steps and ingredients
and offers insurance (in the form of accurately premeasured and mixed flour,
sugar, and leavening) that the time spent baking will lead to sweet success time
and again. With a few extra ingredients, turns of the spoon, and whirs of the
mixer, cake mix can make any home cook a prize cookie baker.
And oh, what cookies to choose from! You may have come across a handful
of cake mix cookie recipes here and there, but never a collection as extensive as
this. Turn the pages and you’ll find an enticing array of cookie options: think
easy-as-can-be drop cookies, made from spoonfuls of dough dropped onto a
cookie sheet; formed, fancy, and filled cookies, that are either shaped into balls,
rolled and cut into fun shapes, or filled with jams, candies, and other treasures;
and blissful bar cookies, baked with ease in square or rectangular baking pans,
then cut into handheld pieces. They’re all here, and they’re all scrumptious,
satisfying, simple to make, and pretty to serve.