Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Sunshine Kisses!


OH YUMMY!
I made these cookies on Sunday, I didn't have many ingredients to make other cookies or frosting for a cake. We were invited to a friends house for dinner and asked to bring dessert. I found this recipe and decided to give it the good ole' college try... everyone LOVED them! I modified them a bit because I only had white cake mix but I really think they turned out even better! Course, I might just be biased! ::smile::

Original Recipe for Sunshine Kisses (Pampered Chef Busy Mom's Cookbook)
Ingredients: 1 package (18-19 ounces) lemon cake mix
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup pecans, chopped; optional
Powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine cake mix, egg, oil, and water in Classic Batter Bowl; stir with Mix 'N Scraper® until thoroughly combined. Mixture will be slightly dry.

2. Chop nuts with Food Chopper. Transfer nuts to Batter Bowl using Handy Scraper; mix well. Using Small Scoop drop level scoops of dough 2 inches apart onto flat Baking Stone.

3. Bake 13 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes on Baking Stone; remove to stackable Cooling Rack. Repeat with remaining dough. Cool completely. Fill Flour/Sugar Shaker with powdered sugar. Sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.

Yield: 3 dozen



OK...here is my version


Sunshine Kisses
Ingredients: 1 package (18-19 ounces) white cake mix
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemonade

Glaze
Powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon lemonade or lemon juice for a tangier glaze
2 drops yellow food coloring.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine cake mix, egg, oil, and water in bowl; stir until thoroughly combined. Mixture will be slightly dry.

2. Using Small Scoop drop level scoops of dough 2 inches apart onto flat Baking Stone.

3. Bake 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes on Baking Stone; remove to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough. Cool completely.

4. Mix powdered sugar and lemonade in a small bowl. When cookies are cool drizzle glaze over top.

Yield: 3 dozen

4 comments:

  1. Looks delicious!! Now I want some cookies!! xoxoxo

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  2. Trust me they were! I liked my version cuz they were just lemony enough but not so lemony that they were too much, YA KNOW?
    How is everything? Miss ya!

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  3. You inspired me to make the Sunshine Kisses and they were FANTASTIC!!! I had to put the remaining dozen or so in a bag so I would stop eating them yesterday!! I actually used the original recipe but substituted chpped almonds instead of pecans. YUMMERS! Thanks for the recipe.

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  4. Glad you loved them Nicole! We weren't going to eat them all either...never the less GONE! LOL

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