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Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies

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  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 3 1/2
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Let a cake mix jumpstart your cookie making and do away with unnecessary measuring.
Created May 22, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or lemon extract
  • 1 egg
  • Sugar
  • 1 cup Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ vanilla frosting
  • Food colours

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick baking sheets). In large bowl, beat cake mix, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on high speed 1 minute.
  •  
    2
    Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Roll each part 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface with cloth-covered rolling pin. Cut with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters into desired shapes; sprinkle with sugar. On ungreased baking sheet, place 2 inches apart.
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    3
    Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted; stir. Frost cookies. Stir together small amounts of water and food colour. Paint colours on freshly frosted cookies, using fine-tip brush, then swirl colours with brush or toothpick to create marbled designs. Dry completely before storing.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Roll dough to an even thickness by rolling over two wooden dowels or rulers. Use dowels or rulers of the desired thickness, and place them on opposite sides of the dough.

Nutrition Information

110 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 14g Total Carbs, 9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 1/2 dozen
Calories
110
Total Fat
5g
Saturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
Sodium
100mg
Total Carbs
14g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
9g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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