whimsical wednesday

my second annual cookie exchange gathering is saturday, december 14th, so it's time to get busy; which makes cookie baking the perfect activity for whimsical wednesday! you could take time to decide what cookies you wish to bake in the next few weeks or bake cookies too or, best of all, share a cookie recipe with the whimsey project!

my cookie baking will be with two others who are participating in the exchange as we decided it would be fun to bake together. we are each making a recipe utilizing a cake mix. my cookie choice is rocky road, a chocolate cookie that includes marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips.  the recipe:

*1 box of chocolate cake mix (15.25 oz) 

*2 large eggs

*1/2 cup vegetable oil

mix eggs and oil then add to the cake mix until all the ingredients are thoroughly blended.

add one or two or all, one at a time and mix thoroughly:

*1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped nuts

*1/4 to 1/3 cup mini marshmallows

*1/4 to 1/3 cup chocolate chips

*arrange teaspoons of dough on greased cookie sheets with a bit of space in between each cookie.

*bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 10 minutes, checking at 8 minutes for doneness as ovens vary.

*after removing from the oven let rest for two minutes than remove the cookies from the cookie sheet.

the kitchen website article offers several cake mix cookie variations that might be of interest:

https://www.thekitchn.com/cake-mix-cookies-264244