Lemon Crinkle Cookies

I have always loved lemon. Especially lemon bars. When I found a recipe

for lemon cookies I about died. There are some other recipes similar to

this one, but this one has been my favorite so far. It's impossible to eat just

one cookie when it comes to making these. So you have been warned!

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 (18.25 oz) lemon cake mix

* 2 eggs

* 1/3 cup vegetable oil

* juice from 1 fresh lemon

* 1 package lemonade Kool-aid (unsweetened)

* lemon zest (optional)

* 1/3 cup powdered sugar (DO NOT mix into dough)

*Preheat oven to 375.

Mix all the ingredients together minus the powdered sugar.

I have done this recipe with juice from a real lemon and the bottle

of lemon juice. Both turn out very good but the real lemon obviously

gives it more of a lemon taste.

(I omit the lemon zest when making mine.)

I always use my cookie scoop so that they turn out to be

almost the same size. This dough will be somewhat sticky and

hard to work. 

I pour some powdered sugar onto a plate because I find it easier

than a bowl.

Drop scoops of dough onto plate and roll them in the sugar

until coated evenly all around. They don't have to be perfect balls.

Transfer them onto the cookie sheet and put in the oven for 7-9 mins.

I always like to underbake my cookies so that when they set, they are still

really soft. I usually set my timer for about 6 minutes and then I keep checking

them for that last minute. I take them out as soon as the bottoms get a little brown.

Then voila! You have yourself some yummy lemon cookies!

Some would say they're perfect for the summer time, but in my house

they're perfect year round. :)

Happy Baking!

XOXO L

DIRECTIONS:

* Preheat oven to 375.

* Combine all ingredients (minus powdered sugar)

until everything is well blended.

* Scoop dough and drop it into the powdered sugar.

Roll them until coated. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

* Bake for 7-9 minutes until the bottoms of the cookies are light brown.

Andes Mint Cookies

Who doesn't love chocolate?! And then top that with Andes mint candy? If you 

answered "me" for that answer. You best stop reading right now! My friend sent me 

this recipe and I had to make it as soon as I saw it! So behold the magic of...dun dun dun

Andes Mint Cookies!

They are DELICIOUS and go perfectly paired with a nice glass of milk! 

The only thing that comes close to being better than the cookie itself, is the short list of ingredients.

What you need:

1 Devil's Food Cake Mix

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs

1 package of Andes Mints

Easy enough, right? I bet you thought I was joking. But one does not joke when it comes to chocolate. ;)

For whatever reason, I couldn't find the regular sized Andes Mints so I had to deal with the baking chips. I wanted them so bad that I dealt with it. It's still doable, just takes a little bit longer.

I forgot to take pictures of the next few steps. I was a little excited to get the cookies started!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs together. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto baking sheet. 

While I was waiting for the oven to preheat I counted how many cookies that would need the mints. 

 If you're able to find the regular sized mints, scroll past the next 2 pictures!

I looked up that a regular sized Andes Mint weighs between 4-5 oz. So I busted out my handy dandy scale and weighed out the baking chips until I got about 4 oz. You could do more if you wish, but it does make it harder to place on top of the cookies! 

I placed each 4 oz grouping separately on a plate so that they would be ready as soon as the cookies came out of the oven. Once you finish weighing and dividing the chips, put cookies into the oven. 

Bake for 6-9 minutes. I always do the minimum time and then check them from there. You don't want them to be overdone!

As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, place a group of baking mints (or a full size mint) on top of the HOT cookie. Let the mints melt for about 5 minutes or so. 

^ This is what it will look like if you use the baking chips. ^ 

Once the chocolate has melted, take a spoon and smooth out the chocolate like frosting. 

Continue doing so for all cookies until they're done. These are SO good when they're still warm and taste just as good when they set for awhile. 

Yum Yum! I hope you enjoy! 

XOXO L

Andes Mint Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Devil's Food Cake Mix

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs

1 package of Andes Mints

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Mix cake mix, oil and eggs together.

~Drop spoonfuls of dough onto baking sheet.

~Bake for 6-9 minutes. Do NOT over cook!

~Take cookies out of oven once done and place

one mint on top while cookies are still hot.

~After 5 minutes, take spoon and smooth out mint

like frosting. 

~ENJOY!

FREE Starbucks K Cup

Starbucks KCups FREE - CLICK ME

Who doesn't love free stuff?! I know I do! Go get your FREE KCup sampler from Starbucks.
Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. ENJOY! :)

XOXO L

Hello!

So I decided to take a chance at this whole blog thing. I'm obsessed with baking, crafts and just life in general. My friends have always told me to create a blog and post my creations so here it is! I hope you enjoy! XOXO L