Cake Mix Snickerdoodles

by Anne

As promised, here’s the final post of the “farewell Chicago party/baking extravaganza” trilogy (don’t forget to check out Part 1: Blonde Brownies and Part 2: S’more Cupcakes). And now for Part 3: Snickerdoodles!

Cake mix snickerdoodles, to be exact. Fun stuff here, folks. And super easy to boot!

Mmmm. Aren’t they pretty? Can you tell these pictures were taken a while ago…in the soft lighting of the warm Chicago summer sun? Not like the latest batch of photos snapped in the ever-fleeting light of the Minnesota winter. Bah humbug. Or something like that.

Anyway, here’s the scoop…

Cake Mix Snickerdoodles (from this blog)

• 1 box cake mix (vanilla, white, yellow- whatever you prefer!) 
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• Cinnamon and sugar for coating

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients (except the cinnamon and sugar) in a medium bowl.  Chill batter for at least 30 minutes. Roll batter into balls and coat with cinnamon and sugar mixture.  Bake for about 10 minutes... or until they look done.

I made these little guys twice and while the flavor and texture was consistent from one batch to the next, the cookies remained small the first time 'round and spread out during round two. I’m not really sure why, since both were chilled and similarly-portioned on a cool baking sheet. Oh well, most of the chemistry behind baking remains a mystery to me.

Enjoy!