Christmas Cookies

We have a basic chocolate cookie recipe that is made often (usually by Savannah) at our house.  The cookies are “delish”, as Sadie says, but especially so when we dress them up a bit for Christmas.  Here’s the basic recipe, followed by the extra Christmas treat:

Fudgy Chocolate Cookies

1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix

1/2 c. oil

2 eggs

1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:  Combine dry cake mix, oil, and eggs.  Mix well.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Use a cookie scoop or drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350º for 8-11 minutes.  Do not overbake.  SO Easy!

And here’s how to dress them up for the holidays…

Minty Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Follow above recipe, but leave out the chocolate chips.  Bake as directed, but as soon as you take them out of the oven, top each cookie with a Candy Cane flavored Hershey Kiss.  Bake for an additional 30 seconds, remove from oven and let stand for 2 minutes.  Then spread the kiss like frosting.  Allow to completely cool — if you can wait that long — before eating.  Yumm-o!

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