This past weekend I was going to make some cookies from scratch for a gathering...but then I realized that I only had about 2 Tablespoons of regular sugar in my sugar container. oops! I could've made something like shortbread that didn't use very much sugar. Or I could've found a recipe that used powdered sugar instead of granulated.
Instead, I did something that combined the two: I made lemon crinkle cookies out of a cake mix, with powdered sugar on the outside to make the crinkles.
Normally chocolate is the classic flavor for crinkle cookies. But I like lemon, too. And for summer, I like citrus a lot. (See past posts about orange cake and lime pie....) Ultimately, you can make crinkle cookies of any flavor using different cake mixes with or without additional flavors. Just find a standard cake mix that calls for 3 eggs, 1/3 cup oil, and 1 cup water. Then just follow the super-easy recipe below:
Ingredients:
- 1 cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- granulated or powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil with a spoon in a large bowl. The dough will be a bit sticky.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. I usually use powdered sugar, but granulated will make the cookies more sparkly. Both taste really great!
- Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
- Cool for a minute or so on cookie sheet and then cool completely on wire rack.
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