Product Description

Imagine a kitchen warm witih the smells of sweet vanilla, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh butter. On the kitchen counter is a cooling rack piled high with fresh-from-the-oven delights filled with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans. Ah, the age-old comfort of cookies.

Next imagine that each of the yummy treats began with a convenient box of cake mix. That's right, a standard 18.25-ounce box of cake mix is the secret to some of the tastiest, simplest, and most irresistable cookies imaginable. With a few extra ingredients, turns of a spoon, and whirrs of a mixer, cake mix can make anyone a prize cookie baker.

Like Cookie Dough Delights and Brownie Mix Bliss, Cake-Mix Cookies is the first cookbook of its kind. Although several cake-mix cookbooks exist, including the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor books and 101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix, they offer only a small number of cookie and bar recipes and overlap one another.

By contrast, Cake-Mix Cookies is filled with an array of more than 175 drop, shaped, filled, and bar cookie options for every occasion. Numerous all-American favorites are used as starting points: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, jam thumbprints, and dark chocolate brownies. There are also new takes on classic European cookies; for example, crunchy Italian biscotti, tender French madeleines, and rich Viennese teacakes. Finally, a healthy dose of new cookies has been created for the book: blackberry-lemon buttermilk bars, triple chocolate chess squares, and chocolate blackout.

Cake-Mix Cookies contains the broadest range of new recipes for cookies and bars that is unavailable elsewhere. And while it capitalizes on the popularity of baking with cake mixes, it has its own unique niche on the home cook's shelf.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56609 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 230 pages

From the Publisher
Cake Mix Cookies includes all of the following cookies, and more:

DROP COOKIES Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies Ginger Chocolate Chippers Tart Cherry Milk Chocolate Chippers Chocolate Mint Chocolate Chippers Mocha Chocolate Chippers Toffee Chocolate Chippers Big Fat Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Cookie Tropical Oatmeal Cookies Premium White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Coffee & White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Lemony White Chocoalte Cookies Bittersweet Chocolate Blackout Cookies Black & White Blackout Cookies Apple-Cranberry Harvest Cookies Gingerbread Softies Toasted Almond Cookies Praline Cookies Pina Colada Cookies Neopolitan Cookies Peanut Butter Cookies Walnut-Date Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunkers "I Love Lime" White Chocolate Cookies Rum Raisin Cookies Brandied Apricot Cookies Fresh Pear Cookies with Browned Butter Icing Fresh Cranberry Cookies Fresh Apple Cookies Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies Granola Chocolate Chunkers Iced Maple Pecan Cookies Caramel Loaded Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies Pine Nut Cookies Pineapple Softies Chai Spice Cookies Ricotta Cookies Eggnog Cookies Brandied Fruitcake Jumbles Orange Dreamsicle Cookies Butterscotch Pecan Cookies Carrot Cake Jumbles with Cream Cheese Frosting Lemon Poppyseed Cookies Mandarin Orange Cookies Kahlua Cookies Orange Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Drops Apricot Chews Black Forest Oatmeal Cookies Cashew Brickle Cookies Dried Apple Cider Cookies Mint Julep Cookies Bananarama Softies Pumpkin Spice Softies Texas-Sized Red Velvet Softies with Cream Cheese Frosting Coconut, Cashew & White Chocolate Chewies Lemon-Ginger Cream Cheese Softies Jumbo Jumble Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Caramel Apple Cookies Cinnamon Chip Chews Ranger Cookies Old-Fashioned Hermits Applesauce Cookies Ginger-Jeweled Butter Cookies

BAR COOKIES Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars Best Butterscotch Bars Rocky Road Bars Cherry Pie Bars Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars Cranberry Caramel Bars Dark Chocolate Bars with White Chocolate Raspberry Filling Caramel Mallow Butterscotch Bars Chocolate Truffle Crumb Bars Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Bars Sacher Torte Bars Magic Cookie Bars Maui Wowie Magic Bars Salty-Sweet Peanut Chewy Bars Buttery Gooey Chess Squares Cookies & Cream Gooey Chess Squares Pumpkin Gooey Chess Squares Pineapple Gooey Chess Squares Banana Bliss Gooey Chess Squares Peanut Butter-Chocolate Gooey Chess Squares Lemon Blueberry Gooey Chess Squares Fresh Cranberry Orange Chess Squares Triple Chocolate Gooey Chess Squares Banana Monkey Bars Tennessee Jam Cake Streusel Bars Viennese Almond Teacakes Double Chocolate Brownies Espresso Ganache Brownies White Chocolate Candy Cane Brownies S’mores Brownies Chocolate Caramel Brownies Snickery-Good Brownies Peanut-Butterscotch Layered Brownies Carrot Cake Bars Baklava Bars Pecan Pie Bars Fresh Blackberry-Lemon Crumb Bars Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bars White Chocolate Lemon Cheesecake Bars White Chocolate Latte Cheesecake Bars Irish Cream Milk Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Tiramisu Bars Mandarin Orange Cheesecake Bars Ginger Lime Cheesecake Bars German Chocolate Bars Lemon Macaroon Bars Vanilla Macaroon Bars Premier Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars Peanut Brittle Bars Spiced Apple Butter Bars with Apple Butter-Cream Cheese Frosting Lemon Buttermilk Bars Deep Dark Chocolate Sour Cream Bars Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Double Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge Bars Pumpkin Pie Bars Deluxe Chocolate Caramel Candy Bars Key Lime Bars Creamy Lemon Bars Orange Burst Bars Spicy Chocolate Aztec Bars Butter Rum Bars with Coconut & Macadamia Nuts Chocolate Revel Crumble Bars Spiced & Iced Pumpkin Snack Bars Apple-Cranberry Snack Bars Black Bottom Banana Cheesecake Bars Carmelitas Mother Lode Chocolate Toffee Caramel Bars Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bars Coconut Pecan Chocolate Fudge Bars Tri-Level Mocha Cheesecake Bars Raspberry Swirl Sour Cream Bars Peppermint White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars New York Cheesecake Bars Brown Sugar-Milk Chocolate Meringue Bars Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Meringue Bars Date Bars Deluxe Lemon Curd Swirl Cheesecake Bars Toffee Cream Cheese Streusel Bars Caramel Rocky Road Bars Fresh Cranberry-Caramel Streusel Bars Butterscotch Blondies Apple Blondies with Caramel Icing White Chocolate Blondies Peanut Butter Blondies Irish Cream Swirled Bars Chocolate Whiskey Swirl Bars Peanut Butter Cup Caramel Bars Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bars Toasted Almond Buttermilk Bars Rosemary-Walnut Shortbread Squares Orange-Almond Shortbread Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread Blueberry Sour Cream Kuchen Bars Double Berry Streusel Bars Caramel Apple Streusel Bars Peachy Keen Streusel Bars

SHAPED AND FILLED COOKIES "Have it Your Way" Cake Mix Cookies Lemon-Lime Sugar Cookies Lemon-Thyme Sugar Cookies Orange Sugar Cookies Vanilla Sugar Cookies Pecan Sandies Almond Sandies Peanut Brittle Sandies Marbled Chocolate & Vanilla Lemon Macadamia Marble Cookies Snickery Hidden Treasure Cookies Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Strawberry Cream Cheese Thumbprints Pineapple Coconut Thumbprints Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints Old Fashioned Blackberry Thumbprints Nutty Thumbprints Gloreo Cookies Lollipop Cookies Pumpkin Whoopies with Cinnamon Fluff Filling Devil’s Food Whoopies with Cocoa Fluff Filling Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Thumbprints Peppery Pecan-Chocolate Crackles Vanilla Dream Cookies Super Butterscotch Cookies Triple Chocolate Bliss Cookies Peanut Butter Bliss Cookies Coconut Macaroons Chocolate Chip Macaroons Snow-Capped Chocolate Crinkles Gingersnap Crinkles Butterscotch Crispy Cookies Maple Sugar Cookies Chocolate-Vanilla Pinwheel Cookies Molasses Spice Cookies Sesame Honey Crinkles Mocha Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies German Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Pastel Mint Meltaways Dulce de Leche Crisps Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies Snickerdoodles Classic Madeleines Florida Citrus Madeleines Mint Chocolate Chip Madeleines Chunky Chocolate Walnut Biscotti Orange Poppyseed Biscotti Pistachio-Lemon Biscotti Apricot Almond Biscotti Café Brulot Biscotti Bahamas Biscotti Nutty Coffee Toffee Biscotti White Chocolate Dried Cranberry Biscotti Ginger Lover’s Biscotti Buttery Cut-Out Cookies Gingerbread People Moravian Lemon Cookies Slice & Bake Coconut Cookies Cinnamon Slices Santa’s Whiskers Cookies Orange & Honey Cutouts

About the Author
Camilla V. Saulsbury is a food writer, food scholar, and recipe developer. Her award-winning recipes have appeared in Southern Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Vegetarian Times, Cooking Light, and Sunset. She is also the author of Cookie Dough Delights and Brownie Mix Bliss. Saulsbury earned her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College and a doctorate in sociology from Indiana University. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with her husband.

Customer Reviews

Solid collection
I suppose you could call me the cowardly baker, because, though I love to cook, I often take shortcuts with baking. I've made quite a few cake mix cookies over the years, and it's much like the doctored cake mix cakes--the basic ones may taste like a cake mix, but the well-doctored ones don't.

This collection has an inspiring number of flavor combinations and cookie varieties. I was hopeful when I ordered it that it would live up to the promise of containing many options different from the cake mix cookie recipes that are already out there. Well, it does, and then some. The Viennese tea cakes are simply delicious, and so easy--a can of almond filling is the secret ingredient. They took about 3 minutes to whip up. I took the plunge and made the classic madeleines, too--a bit of a stretch for me since I had to whip some egg whites, but that was the only fussy part and they turned out buttery, golden and delicious.

This has fast become a favorite on my cookbook shelf.

If you don't have time to bake from scratch or want to learn to bake with a book that isn't intimidating, buy this book!!
I love this book. It's very easy to follow and not intimidating. I would think the recipes are so easy and simple, that they are also kid friendly, but don't take my word for it since I don't have kids, nor work with them. I love the tips in the beginning chapter, where they tell you all these tips about making cookies and keeping them fresh, that some people, like me, who grew up eating pre-made cookies wouldn't know. The book also explains the differences between ingredients and how to prep them. If you know anybody, who's interested in learning to bake or would like to bake (including yourself), but don't have the time to make things from scratch, this is a great gift.

I would have love this book when I was in college cause I really wanted to learn to bake but I didn't have the time, nor energy, or money to pay for cooking/baking class, so everything I made was out of the box. I discovered that it was a great way to work off some the stress from studying and the smell of baked goods was also a stress relief, which my roommates also enjoyed. I really have enjoyed using this book cause I still don't have the time nor the energy to make things from scratch. Don't get me wrong, I know that nothing compares to something made from scratch but for me personally due to my current life style, that's what a bakery is for. I still am at awe anybody who makes things from scratch.

The bars are stars
I and three other women made the desserts for a community Thanksgiving fundraising supper this weekend and made multiple bars from this book including the pumpkin gooey chess squares, pumpkin pie bars, triple chocolate gooey bars, pecan pie bars, premier cranberry cream cheese bars and the blackberry-lemon crumb bars. The recipe directions were excellent, the results were perfect, and people were beside themselves trying to get second and third helpings (we thought we had made too much but we in fact ran out).

Really a useful book and I was delighted by the wide range of recipes. The bars are definitely stars but I'm looking forward to trying some of the biscotti, madeleine and thumbprint cookies, too.