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Gather your goblins and decorate these cookies made from your favorite cake mix flavor. It’s sure to be a hauntingly good time!

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(25 Ratings)

25 Ratings

5 spoons 52%

4 spoons 16%

3 spoons 24%

2 spoons

1 spoons

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PREP TIME
1 Hr
TOTAL TIME
1 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS
32

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food, white or yellow cake mix

1/3: cup shortening

1/3: cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2: teaspoon vanilla

1: egg

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1 Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed.
2 Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/4 inch thick using cloth-covered rolling pin. With 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes. Cut designs in cookies with sharp knife if desired. On ungreased cookie sheets, place shapes.
3 Bake 6 to 8 minutes or just until set (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute. Immediately make hole in tops of some cookies, using end of plastic straw; trim any cut edges with sharp knife to straighten. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
4 Tie ribbon or yarn through holes to hang. Hang ornaments on tree branches anchored in a pot or on Halloween tree (available at craft stores). Decorate remaining cookies as desired, and store covered.

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Expert Tips

For an even thickness when rolling dough, start at the center and roll toward the outside edges.

Using 1/4 teaspoon almond extract instead of the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla gives these spooky treats a slightly different flavor.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 90

(Calories from Fat 40),

Total Fat 4 1/2g

(Saturated Fat 2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 10mg;
Sodium 130mg;
Total Carbohydrate 11g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 1g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 0.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 2.00%;
Iron 4.00%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/17/2011 2:22:44 PM REPORT ABUSE BakingUnicorn said:

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LOVE this recipe, I use the white cake mix! These taste like sugar cookies! I make these every year during the Christmas season! *Dough is most workable when cooled as it gets warm it will become quite sticky! * I found that rolling out the dough on a piece of wax paper is just as easy with out the mess or need of all or any extra flour. * I also found that by inserting the cookie cutter into a sandwitch bag that you can eleminate the need for extra flower ; the dough will not stick to the plastic! ... also works if you plastic wrap on the rolling pin! No extra flower needed woo hoo!

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