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Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies for Teacher Appreciation

Nicole Hood — Wed, 23 May 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Bake these soft colorful Funfetti cookies at home with your kids! They make delicious treats for teachers on the last day of school. Wrap them up in a colorful container with a “Smart Cookie” sign and handout at school!

Oh my heart!My oldest daughter Ava graduated preschool today! All day long I have been holding back tears y’all. how is it my baby girl is a kindergartner already?

Ava attends part day school on the Army post here and is lucky enough to have not one, not two, but three amazing teachers! She will sure miss them!

We brought them each a basket of these Funfetti Cookies as a thank you present. Ava was so happy to give them a gift that she helped bake. I love when she helps me in the kitchen!

Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies

Makes 20-24 cookies

Ingredients

1 box 15oz. Funfetti Cake Mix
2 eggs room temp
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla or butter vanilla emulsion
1/3 cup {or more!} rainbow colored sprinkles

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl add cake mix, eggs, vanilla, and oil.
Beat on medium speed until smooth.
Pour in sprinkles and fold in with a spatula.
Cover the dough and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes {up to overnight}.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove from fridge and using a medium sized ice cream scoop form dough into medium size balls and place in rows on a lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. They will still be soft and light colored.
Remove from oven and let cool on the cookie sheet before removing to a plate to serve or wrap up.

I am a fan of using cake mix for cookie recipes and these easy Funfetti Cookies are a breeze with just 5 ingredients including a box of Funfetti Cake Mix!

I also use Butter Vanilla Emulsion from LorAnn Oils.. I found these at Walmart and also add this flavor to my pancakes and waffles.

You can never have too many sprinkles, right? The Funfetti cake mix had colored bits in it but I wanted more! I added 1/3 cup of rainbow sprinkles after mixing together the batter. .

In a large mixing bowl add cake mix, eggs, vanilla, and oil.

Beat on medium speed until smooth.

Pour in sprinkles and fold in with a spatula.

Cover the dough and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes {up to overnight}.

Remove from fridge and using a medium sized ice cream scoop form dough into medium size balls and place in rows on a lined baking sheet.

This is the perfect time to ask your kiddos to help!

Baking and posin’!

Bake for 10-12 minutes. They will still be soft and light colored.

Remove from oven and let cool on the cookie sheet before removing to a plate to serve or wrap up.

These soft and sweet cookies are made with just 5 ingredients and could not be easier to make!

I found this free cookie card here and tied it onto a colorful container.

I filled with tissue paper and cookies for Ava to give her school teachers for Teacher Appreciation Day.

How can you pass up a cookie this fun and delicious?!

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Swirled Pink Lemonade Cake Cookies

Nicole Hood — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Pink Lemonade is our go to summertime drink so I thought I would make these fun crinkle cake cookies inspired by our summertime fave. Ava helped me swirl the colors and the end result was the softest and tastiest lemon flavored cookie EVER!

Give these Swirled Pink Lemonade Cake Cookies a try and you will love this summertime treat too!

Scroll down for the recipe and to see our sweet Lemonade and Cookies photo shoot from Down the Rhode Photography.

My little loves spent a fun afternoon last week enjoying some lemonade and cookies in downtown Leesville. My new friend {and mucho talented photographer}, Deanna from Down the Rhode Photography captured some sweet shots!

These two keep me one my toes- and smiling- every day!

How cute is this easy lemonade stand set up Deanna made?

They were no longer interested in smiling for pics once they spotted the food.

They are so my children!

Ava loves cookies. Just like her Mama!

I found this free printable Lemonade sign here.

These fun colorful cookies were the perfect addition to the lemonade stand.

My curly haired cutie!

Swirled Pink Lemonade Cake Cookies

Makes 18 cookies

Ingredients

1 pkg. Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
juice from 1 lemon
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 cup powdered sugar
pink icing coloring {brighter than food coloring} as needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl add cake mix, eggs, oil, lemon juice, and zest.
Mix until combined.
Add a few drops of pink icing coloring and swirl to combined slightly. You can use traditional food coloring I just like how bright the icing coloring is.
Roll dough into tablespoon size balls and drop into a bowl of powdered sugar.
Roll them around until they're lightly covered.
Place them in rows on a lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 6-7 minutes.
The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.

Notes

Adapted from https://www.duncanhines.com

Cake mix cookies are a favorite of mine! They are extra soft and delicious!

Even better they are super simple to make!

To make these lemonade flavored cookies I added fresh lemon zest and juice to the lemon cake mix.

Mama’s little helper is always there to mix, scoop, and taste test!

In a large bowl add cake mix, eggs, oil, lemon juice, and zest.

Mix until combined.

Add a few drops of pink icing coloring and swirl to combined slightly.

You can use traditional food coloring I just like how bright the icing coloring is.

Roll dough into tablespoon size balls.

Drop into a bowl of powdered sugar.

Roll them around until they’re lightly covered.

Messy fun!

Place them in rows on a lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 6-7 minutes at 375 degrees.

The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.

The perfect swirled, crinkle cookie!

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Low Fat 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Nicole Hood — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Happy 1st Day of Fall!

You know what this means, right?

Pumpkin overload {and I love it}!

The cool weather hasn’t made it here in Louisiana yet, but I am so ready for cooler temps, pumpkin patches, hay rides, hot chocolate, cute boots and lots of fall pumpkin recipes!

I thought I would start off the season with this easy Pumpkin Brownie recipe. It is only 2 ingredients: boxed brownie or cake mix and a can of pumpkin puree! So by skipping the oil, butter, eggs, etc and just using pumpkin, you are cutting the fat and calories and the brownies still taste

Ah-mazing and are decadently moist and gooey!

2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Ingredients

14 oz can pumpkin puree
1 Box of chocolate cake or brownie mix {I used Devil's Food}

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix and pumpkin until smooth.
Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish.
Bake according to box directions {I baked at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes}.
Let cool slightly then cut into squares and serve.

In a large bowl add dry cake mix and pumpkin.

Mix together until smooth {it will be thick}.

Pour and spread in a greased 8X8 baking dish.

Bake according to box directions {I baked at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes}.

Let cool slightly then cut into squares and serve.

Happy Fall Y’all!

Feel free to share your favorite pumpkin recipes with me in the comments below!

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