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Cake cookies from scratch

A quick and easy cookie recipe that you can make with or without your favourite flavour box cake.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting time30 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Cookies, From scratch, Homemade
Servings: 20

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup flour 230 grams
  • 1 cup sugar 195 grams
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder 10 grams
  • ½ teaspoon salt 3 grams

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  • Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a bowl.
    Or if you are using a cake box mix add that mix to you bowl instead.
  • Add in the eggs, oil and vanilla to your dry mix. and stir to combined
  • Stir until there are no flour lumps and everything is well combined
  • Divided up your dough and add your favourite flavours.
  • Roll into balls and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes
  • Roll in icing sugar and place on a lined tray
  • Press down dough balls with the bottom of a cup.
  • Bake in a pre-heated 170°c / 340°F oven on fan bake for 12-15 minutes.

Notes

  FLAVOUR OPTIONS
  • Leave as for vanilla cookies
  • chocolate chips for chocolate chip cookies
  • add cocoa and chocolate chips for double chocolate chip cookies
  • 100s and 1000s for confetti cookies
  • Dried fruit
  • Lemon zest
  • Cinnamon
  • Pumpkin pie spice
  • Maple flakes
  • Flavoured essence