Spring Cake Mix Sandwich Cookies
Servings: 15 sandwich cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 oz.) box yellow cake mix
- 1 lg. egg
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1/4 c. buttermilk
- 1 T. multi-colored sprinkles
- 1 (16 oz.) tub vanilla frosting
- liquid food coloring yellow, blue, and red
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg, oil, and buttermilk. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth (dough will be stiff).
- Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Drop onto prepared baking sheets about 2-inches apart. With the bottom of a glass dipped in flour, flatten to 1/4 inch thickness. Top each with sprinkles.
- With the bottom of a glass or cup dipped in flour, flatten to 1/4 inch thickness. Top each with sprinkles.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until firm and the edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Divide frosting among 3 small bowls. Tint frosting with food coloring: yellow-2 drops, blue-1 drop, and pink-1 drop of red.
- Frost the bottoms of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies.
Notes
Cook's Note: Recipe yields 30 individual cookies or 15 sandwich cookies. Alternately, you could bake all of the cookies without sprinkles, cool, tint frosting, frost cookies, and top with sprinkles.
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