What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? After the Holidays: Snickerdoodle Chocolate Chip Cookies! When my 11-year old granddaughter came for a visit, one of the things we did together was bake homemade cookies. It was a wonderful way to build social skills for life, not to mention lasting memories. Conversation flowed easily while mixing cookie dough and then afterwards licking the bowl. Her technique for cracking an egg, without getting eggshells in the dough, was to hold it securely in the palm of her hand, above a custard cup…and squeeze. Don’t laugh. It worked. Surprisingly it takes a lot more uneven pressure to break it that way, but her reasoning was, “Nana, it’s easier than trying to get my thumbs in the opening and pulling it apart.” Priceless.
SNICKERDOODLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Ingredients:
16.5-ounce box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine yellow cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Fold in chocolate chips. Chill dough 20 minutes. Whisk together sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow dish. Set aside. Scoop teaspoon-sized balls of cookie dough; roll in cinnamon sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet 2 minutes longer. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough. Store in an airtight container.
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What a name!!! 😉 Sounds and looks like terrible. Have to proofen with my “LoosingWeightPolicy”. Lol Thank you for sharing another great recipe, Gail! Have a beautiful weekend! Michael
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I sent them all home with my granddaughter. 😜🍃🍪💕
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Lol – Oh yes, for the youngsters the names of food itself are making great impacts. 🙂
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Super simple and yum Gail❣️
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That’s what makes it so fun! 👏🤣
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You have a couple of cool nnovations here. First, making the cookies frm a box mix and then adding the chocolate chips. Nice!
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There’s a reason boxed cake mixes have been around for a long time. 😜
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Two favorite cookies 🙂
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Exactly. Saves time, ingredients, and energy. 🤣
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I love any cookie made with cake mix! So easy and soft. These look really yummy 🙂
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I agree. When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, I’ll take soft every time. 👏
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That’s definitely a sweet sin!
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That’s why I had to remove the temptation. 🤣
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😂😂
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This recipe is blowing my mind! Why did I never think to add chocolate to snicker doodles?! Definitely trying this! Thanks!
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I hadn’t either until my granddaughter asked for it. 😜🍃🍪
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Snickerdoodles are very popular in New England, but I must admit I’ve never made them with chocolate chips! Looks delicious!
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I also grew up with my mother adding chocolate chips to banana bread. Yum. 🍌🍞
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An Eat One Get Two sale for the taste buds!
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What a mouthful. Have another cookie. 🍪🍪
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Milk please?
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Coming right up. 🥛🍪
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You’re the best.
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Cooking and baking with granddaughter – the best treat!
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When her brother came by himself, we did the same thing. Except, he hid all the cookies in his backpack and wouldn’t share them with anyone else. It was his “secret stash”! 🤣🍪
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Who is younger?
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She is.
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So the younger child acted in a more mature way – that’s cute!
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Could be the difference between a boy and a girl. lol 😜
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True, and girl usually mature earlier.
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😋😋😋🙏
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What manners. You don’t talk with your mouth full. 🤣🍪
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🤣🤣🤣💖
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Great combination.
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Love that cinnamon sugar! 😍🍃
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Another great recipe I can share with MY 11-yeara-old granddaughter, Mckenna!
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We had a blast. You will, too. 💕😋🍪
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Looks so so yumm
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Freshly baked cookies disappear fast, don’t they? 🍪
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So true 😍😍😍
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Oh my goodness these look amazing ❤️
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I see them in your future. 👀🍃💫
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Delicious!
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Kinda drool-worthy, don’t ya think?! 😜🍃🍪
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I’m definitely gonna try this recipe it sounds soooooo very delicious❣️
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I must confess, I haven’t had any negative feedback on this recipe. 👏
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I’ll probably only save a few for myself,gotta watch my figure lol 💁🏻♀️❣️
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Right? That’s why I had my granddaughter take all of them home with her afterwards. 🤣
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I completely understand GF lol❣️
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