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Kirsten Oliphant

Cake Cookies

Kitchen Stories

2 Feb

Come this way, honored Odysseus, great glory of the Achaians, and stay your ship, so that you can listen here to our singing; for no one else has ever sailed past this place in his black ship until he has listened to the honey-sweet voice that issues from our lips; then goes on, well-pleased, knowing more than ever he did; for we know everything that the Argives and Trojans did and suffered in wide Troy through the gods’ despite. Over all the generous earth we know everything that happens. (12.184-196)

Ah, The Odyssey. As I’m rekindling my love for reading, I should probably revisit this epic. But what brought it to mind was not at all literary but culinary. A food siren with such an alluring call that I will avoid certain stores that sell them, hum to myself to silence their call, and put on mental blinders as I walk past the bakery in the store. I’m talking about those delicious, pillow-y cake cookies with the icing and sprinkles. Hold me.Make simple and delicious cookies using a cake mix.

As a frequent purveyor of these tempting cookies, imagine my surprise when I happened to be making a cake and noticed a recipe for “cake cookies.” WHAT. I CAN BRING THESE SIRENS RIGHT INTO MY KITCHEN? Yesssssssssssss.

I discovered in the first year of my marriage that you can make these cake cookies with most kinds of cakes. (I tried spice cake, strawberry, funfetti, and yellow.) I also coincidentally discovered that it’s quite easy to gain ten pounds the first year of your marriage.1 box cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup oil: cake cookies! Add icing and sprinkles.

Cake Cookies
2014-02-02 20:49:51
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Ingredients
  1. 1 box cake mix
  2. 1/3 cup of oil
  3. 2 eggs
  4. Cake icing
  5. Sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs until it forms a dense batter that will hold shape. Form small balls on a greased cookie sheet and press them down with the bottom of a glass. They will spread a bit during baking, so place 1-2 inches apart. Bake for 6-8 minutes until still soft, but baked through. Let cool completely before icing and sprinkling.
Notes
  1. My favorite type of cake is funfetti, but the strawberry and spice were delicious as well. I can't vouch that this will work with all cake mixes.
Kirsten Oliphant http://kirstenoliphant.com/

Easy cookies made from a cake mix.

Hungry yet? These are so simple and tasty. I can’t promise that you won’t eat them all. Now I don’t have to leave my house to hear the siren song. Do you have a certain food siren that calls to you when you’re at the grocery store?

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  1. Cheesy Pretzel Dogs - Kirsten Oliphant says:
    March 19, 2014 at 6:49 am

    […] a fairly simple semi-homemade recipe. (For other semi-homemade recipes, check out my recipes for Cake Cookies or these not-so-semi-homemade but still delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip […]

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Hey, there! I'm Kirsten, but most people call me Kiki. I'm a mom to five kids, ages under 1 to almost 9.It's a little loud up in here.

I'm writing this blog for YOU. That's right-- you. If you're like me, you might be surrounded by a loud, wild life. It's hard sometimes, finding the joy in the midst of the crazy. That's my goal, but I fail a lot.

I'm a writer with an MFA in Fiction, but these days I run on blogs and coffee. In this space I keep it real about family and make delicious recipes in my messy kitchen. You can also find me at Create If Writing writing about creativity or interviewing writers, bloggers, and creatives. I'm so glad you're here!


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