Today we're welcoming guest blogger and cafe hostess and kitchen queen Jana Vanderslice into the cafe kitchen with a recipe she's been longing to share!
Grandmother Vanderslice’s Cake Mix Cookies!
My grandmother could do anything! She could dine at the
Eiffel tower in Paris in her heels and pearls and put on her grubby blue jeans
to take the grandkids fishing.
My first Thanksgiving with Grandmother
& Big Daddy Vanderslice!
I’m the cute little baby in
Grandmother’s arms!
She could bake a coconut meringue pie that would make
heaven weep and then grab a hammer to hang Christmas lights. She gave me grit
and gumption. She taught me courage and strength.
Grandmother Loved Christmas! The tree,
the food, the lights, Jesus!
Most importantly, she loved me. And I loved her. She was
one of my best friends. I miss her terribly, and I can’t wait to see her again
in heaven.
She was so proud that all of her grandchildren
earned master’s degrees.
She even lived long enough to see me
get my PhD!
This month she would have been 100
years old, so today we celebrate…
Christine Gilley Vanderslice! My Grandmother!
Grandmother Vanderslice’s Cake Mix Cookies
My
Grandmother was making Cake Mix Cookies before cake mix cookies were Cool!
These
are easy and adaptable. Be adventurous! Have fun and be creative! You can’t go
wrong with cookies!
Ingredients:
1 box of
cake mix (any flavor)
2 eggs
2
tablespoons of shortening
2
tablespoons of water for crisp cookies OR ¼ cup of water for soft cookies
Mix eggs, shortening,
and water together.
Add cake mix a little
at a time.
Form the
dough into roll on wax paper & wrap into a cookie log. Wrap the wax paper
roll in foil. Label with the type of cookie dough & baking directions.
Freeze.
Slice
dough into cookies. Bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes. (*If using light colored cake
mix such as strawberry or coconut, watch carefully so that they do not burn.)
And there
you have it! Grandmother’s Cake Mix Cookies!!
Ideas:
Add white chocolate
chips and sprinkles to strawberry cake mix cookies. Great for baby showers!
Try lemon cake mix
with coconut & pecans. This was my grandmother’s favorite!
Use white cake mix and
add in fruity pebbles, m&m’s, and chocolate chips. Sooo Good!!!
Make cookies with red
velvet cake mix and smother with cream cheese frosting. Yum!
Fancy up german
chocolate cake mix by add coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips. Delish!
Coconut cake mix is
great with coconut, chocolate chips & nuts. They taste like Mounds candy
bars!
For the holidays, use
spice cake mix with oatmeal, raisins, and pumpkin pie spice OR a cup of mince
meat. This is a Mom Pleaser!
Jana, thank you so much for being here with us today! You rocked this fun recipe, and I love the pictures and the heartfelt tribute to Grandma... What a blessing to have known her, and a bigger blessing to know you'll meet again. And now I can't wait to try these cookies!!!
