Cooking With The Crew: Cake Mix Cookies

ARE YOU READY, DAVID?THIS IS REALLY EASY.I WANTED TO SHARE THIS RECIPEWITH YOU AND OUR KIDSBABYSITTER SHANNON IS FANTASTICWATCHING THE KIDS LAST WEEK.I CAME HOME TO FRESH BAKEDCOOKIES.CAN YOU IMAGINE? I CAME HOME TOFRESH BAKED COOKIES.SHE TELLS ME SHE USED CAKE MIX.DID SHE HAVE A MOMENT OFINVENTION? WAIT FOR IT.IT’S HER MOM’S RECIPE.HER MOM’S TO MAKE THIS RECIPEALL THE TIME AND SHE SHOWED METHE RECIPE CARD WHICH ISSTAINED AND OLD AND I LOVE THISSO MUCH.WHAT I REALLY LOVE IS HOW EASYTHIS IS.EVEN I CAN DO THIS.I LOVE FUN PATTY.EVERYBODY LOVES CONFETTI. IDON’T KNOW ANYONE WHO DOES NOTLIKE IT.IT SAYS CAKE MIX ON THE RECIPE.YOU COULD GO WITH WHATEVER?YOU MADE IT YOUR OWN ALREADY.SHANNON ALSO USED CONFETTI.GOOD JOB, SHANNON.WE HAVE FUN PATTY MIX AND ICRACKED TWO EGGS BECAUSE I AMNOT A GOOD EGG CRACKER.YOU GUYS WILL SEE COMING UPLATER CRACKED SIX EGGS ON TV. IDID IT FLAWLESSLY.IT WAS A MIRACLE.I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING ELSEBUT LAWLESSNESS FROM YOU,DAVID.TWO EGGS.SIX TEASPOONS OF WATER. SIX.EXPECT THIS IS NOT FOLLOWINGTHE CAKE MIX RECIPE.DO NOT FOLLOW THE BOX. CAKE MIXHAS OIL WATER AND EGGS.THIS IS VERY PRECISE. AND SIXTEASPOONS WORKS TO SOME SORT OFMIXTURE OF TABLESPOONS.IT CAN MAKE YOUR HEAD HURTSOMETIMES.FIND. HERE WE HAVE FIVE ANDSIX.WE HAVE A THIRD OF A COLLEGE OFVEGETABLE OIL. AND THAT IS IT.THAT IS SIMPLE.BLOCK CAKE MIX IS SIMPLE.IS THE CONSISTENT DIFFERENT.SHE DID SAY, AND I NOTICEDIT TOO, IT IS VERY STICKY.BECAUSE THE BATTER ISSTICKY.THE OVEN IS PREHEATED TO350.FIVE COOKIES IN THEIR BAKING.WE HAVE 2 MINUTES LEFT.I’M TRYING TO TIME THIS OUT.THE BILL FULLER’S OF THE WORLDKNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.UNTIL YOU MAKE SOMETHING ONLIVE TV YOU NEVER REALIZED HOWMUCH HER ARM SHAKES?I WAS NOT GOING TO SAY THAT.[ LAUGHTER ]THAT’S LOOKING GOOD.CAN YOU SEE HOW STICKY IT ISAT HOME? AND WHEN YOU MAKE THECOOKIES, LOOK AT YOU ALLPREPARED.AND I’VE ALREADY GREASED THEPAN PAN.OUR PAN LOOKS THE SAME WAY,EITHER.THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD,.DOESN’T EVERYONE HAVE A PANLIKE THIS IN THEIR HOUSE.HERE IS THE GREAT THING.WHEN I WENT TO BUY THE CAKE MIX, THE BOX CAKE MIX HAS GONE ANDPEOPLE ARE COOKING AND BAKINGSO I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE A BOX CAKEMIX AT HOME.I THINK OUR COOKIES ARE DONE.I DON’T KNOW IF YOU HEARDTHAT AT HOME.WITH LITTLE FANFARE, TUESDAYLOOK GOOD? ARE THEY NOT QUITEDONE?OH, NO, THEY ARE OVERDONE.I DON’T THINK THEY AREOVERDONE.AND WE HAVE THESE HERE WHICHARE PERFECT I’M GOING TO GIVETHIS TO YOU AND LET THIS COOLON YOUR PLAY FOR A MINUTE. 13MINUTES I COOK THEM AT HOME.HERE I COOK THEM FOR 13 MINUTESSO MAY BE SET YOUR TIMER FOR 10MINUTES AND CHECK IN ON THEM.YOU WANT THE OUTSIDE TO BE ALITTLE BIT BROWN AND THEN YOUARE ALMOST WHITE ON TOP EXPECTTHESE FINISHED LOOK GREAT.IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ICINGAND YOU LIKE YOUR OWN RECIPEYOU CAN DO THAT.YEAH?IF YOU HAVE STORE-BOUGHT YOUCAN USE THAT.WE EACH HAVE A TUB OF ICING.6 FEET APART SO HOW MUCH ICINGDO I NEED TO ACE THESE COOKIES.I WANT A LOT OF ICING.YOU DID QUESTION MY METHOD OFUSING A SCHOOL SPOON. I FIGUREDRANIA WOULD USE A SPATULASPATULA.AND SHE’S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.AND YOU GOT ME.THAT IS SHANNON’S MOTHER’S CAKECOOKIES RECIPE.HAVE TO TRY IT.WHAT DO YOU THINK. IT’S KIND OFLIKE THE CAKE AND KIND OF LIKEA COOKIE AND SO GOOD AND THEYARE SOFT.THANK YOU TO SHANNON AND HERMOTHER.CHEERS FROM AFAR AND YOU DID