Because it's Christmas dammit! And this is the only time of year I can bake cookies with maniacal abandon and be totally normal. So COME TO MY HOUSE AND EAT COOKIES PLEASE!!!
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| Who wouldn't love cookies for Christmas?? |
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, the origins of this particular recipe... It was my first Christmas in an apartment. I was in college and had a BURNING desire to make some Christmas cookies. But I was dirt poor and hadn't developed a fully-stocked pantry yet. I needed a cookie recipe that didn't require me to go out and buy pounds and pounds of flour, sugar, and butter. I needed quick, cheap, and easy.
I don't think it gets any faster, cheaper, or easier than cake mix.
Festive Fudge Blossoms
Recipe from Santa's Favorite Cookies cookbook
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened [FYI, I've tried both and find margarine easier to work with here]
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tbsp water
3/4 to 1 cup FINELY chopped walnuts
Chocolate stars
1. Preheat oven to 350.
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| Hard to tell from here but the margarine has been cut in. |
2. Using a dough cutter, fork, or whisk, cut the margarine into the cake mix in a large bowl until coarse crumbs form. Stir in egg and water until well blended.
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| Dough doesn't look like this? Keep stirring. It takes a little bit. |
3. Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls; roll in walnuts, pressing nuts gently into the dough. Place about 2 inches apart onto an UNGREASED baking sheet.
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| I love walnuts. |
4. Bake cookies 12 minutes, or until puffed and nearly set. Place a chocolate star in the center of each cookie and bake another minute. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies from baking sheets to wire rack to cool completely.
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| The chocolate cousins of Hershey Kiss Peanut Butter Blossoms |
Depending on how big you like your cookies, this recipe can yield between 2 and 4 dozen cookies. I like A Cookie so I usually get a couple dozen.
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