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September 5, 2014

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

When it comes to baking with the kids, I like to keep it easy. It’s about the time spent together creating, not about the ingredients. Teaching them the basic skills while still having a good time. I also know my kids have an attention span of about 10 minutes. Doesn’t matter what the age. I need to make the most of those minutes.

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

We had the privilege of dog sitting for my sister this summer, for 2 months. She was off in Cambodia teaching. It was cheaper for her to bring her dog, Sadie, here to Georgia than to try and board her in Texas. I wasn’t sure how our dog, Max, would do with another dog in the house but I knew we’d work it out.

Max loved having a playmate and Sadie tolerated Max and all his energy. Sadie ruled our house and Max was good with it. I think Max went into withdraw when Sadie went home a few weeks ago.

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

It was perfect timing that we received our copy of Christie’s new book Smart Cookie. Christie is the creative genius behind Love From The Oven.

We have the same philosophy about baking and kids. Keep it easy, keep it fun. Her entire book is about the decorating aspect of cookies.

Start with a store bought cookie (or make your own) and then go to town decorating it. She covers every occasion, holidays,  seasonal, birthdays, baby and bridal showers. Just flipping through the book, you’ll want to plan paerties for every cookie in there!

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

In honor of Sadie, Grace and I decided to make the Puppy Cookies. We made our own giant Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and then just put them together. I have to say, we love the Edible Markers. We’ve never drawn on cookies (or any other food) before but I see a lot of cute messages being written in the future.  Just picture the nilla wafers in a lunch bag with “I love you”, “I’m proud of you”, “You’re awesome” as a surprise treat.

In less than 10 minutes, our puppies were happily sitting on a plate waiting for the other kids to get home.

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

 

Just look at those puppy dog eyes!

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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 box Chocolate Cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter

additional supplies for Puppy Cookies

  • 1/4 chocolate candy melts or chocolate almond bark
  • 12 Nutter Butter Cookies
  • 12 Mini Nilla Wafers
  • 24 Candy Eyeballs (2 per cookie)
  • 12 red sixlets or m&ms
  • Edible marker

Instructions

  1. Using a hand mixer or a wooden spoon, combine all ingredients in a large bowl making sure all the cake mix is blended in well.
  2. Spoon batter, using a Large Cookie Scoop on a parchment lined cookie sheet, at least 3 inches apart.
  3. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10-11 minutes. Remove form oven and let rest on baking tray for 5 minutes before removing to cooling racks to cool completely.

to make Puppy Cookies

  1. Melt chocolate according to package instructions.
  2. Using the edible marker, draw the mouth on each of the nilla wafers.
  3. Separate the outer cookies of the 12 Nutter Butters, remove filling if desired.
  4. Construct your Puppies. Using the melted chocolate as glue, Place the Nilla wafers first, centered on the lower half of the chocolate cookie. Next place the Nutter Butter cookies as ears, place your eyes where they belong and then add your sixlet or m&m as a nose.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

Puppy Cookies from the cookbook [Smart Cookie] by Christie Johnstone

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Smart Cookies Cookbook-create adorable Puppy Cookies!

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I was sent a free copy of Smart Cookie to review but was planning on purchasing a copy, all opinions expressed are my own.

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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Published On
2014-09-05

Filed Under: Cookies, Drop Cookies, Sweet Tagged With: box mix, cake mix, cookbook, kids in the kitchen, Nutter Butters, party desserts

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Comments

  1. Paula Neat says

    September 6, 2014 at 8:19 am

    Not sure if I missed something but, what was used for the eyes on the cookies? These are adorable and will print this for sure. Want to make sure that when getting ready to make that I purchase all things needed, just was not sure what to buy to make eyes. Know I need an ediible marker.

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2014 at 2:22 pm

      So sorry, can’t believe I left out the candy eyes! You can find them in most bakery sections, where sprinkles are located. especially this time of year.

  2. Kim of Mo'Betta says

    September 6, 2014 at 8:32 am

    The cookies turned out so cute! My kids would love to make them (of course they love to make anything chocolate!)

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2014 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks, These are such a fun cookie for kids of any age to make!

  3. Terri Hughes says

    September 6, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    These little puppy dog cookies are soooooo cute!

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 8, 2014 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks, we had fun making them!

  4. Christi @ Love From The Oven says

    September 6, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    Wow, I can’t thank you enough! They look amazing, and I love the Cake Mix Cookies! Please tell Grace that I think she did an amazing job, I am very impressed. Thank you so much Joan, I love everything about this!!!

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 8, 2014 at 9:54 pm

      We had so much fun making these cookies, can’t wait to try a few more of your ideas soon, it’s a fabulous book Christi!

  5. Scarlett says

    September 11, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    Hey y’all – these are so cute…I’m going to make them for my groomer to hand out at Christmastime!
    Love your posts! Thank U
    Scarlett

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