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Cake Mix Valentine Cookies

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Sometimes during nap time, I like to whip up a little treat to greet the kiddos once they wake up. I made a batch of these on Monday afternoon, and they were a hit!

Recipes for cake mix cookies abound in blogland, and the dough recipe for these is something you very well might have seen before. But what makes these little jewels special is that they are all prettied up for Valentine’s Day with a red sugar coating and a piped almond bark heart. I think that wrapped up, these would make great Valentine goodies for kiddos to hand out to their friends!

Sweetheart Cake Mix Cookies

1 box strawberry cake mix
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
White candy coating (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.

Place cake mix and butter in a stand mixer, and mix well to combine. The mixture will be very dry at this point, and you’ll think there is no possible way it will come together, but trust me: it will! Add the egg, and mix well to form a very thick batter.

Form your dough into 1-inch balls, and roll each one in red sugar crystals. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or just until cookies are set. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Once the cookies are cool, melt a couple of squares of candy coating in the microwave in 30 second increments, stopping to stir after each increment, until the coating is completely melted. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes before spooning the coating into a zip-top bag. Carefully snip off a very small notch from one of the bottom corners of the bag, and then pipe hearts onto the center of each cookie. Allow the candy coating to set completely.

Have a sweet afternoon!
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  7. Maggie says

    Yum! Cake batter cookies are my husbands favorite! I’ve never tried strawberry cake mix though… thank you for inspiration!

  13. ellie g says

    Dude!!! Those are SOOOO cute! I love them. Bookmarking this little ditty for SURE! And that recipe is new to me. See? You never know. Now I think you’re brilliant. Wait. I already thought that…

  16. Holly says

    These look absolutely sweet! I have head about cake mix cookies, but never tried them. Adorable.

    Are yo going to Blissdom? I’m not (off to the Craft and hobby show in L.A.) but I so wish I was heading to Blissdom.

    Hope you are settling in and enjoying the new place!

  18. Cheryl says

    I’ve been reading your blog for about a year, along with Skip to my Lou, I’ve made your bisquets & Scones & laundry soap, I think I will try these next, just in time for Valentines YUM, you do a great job here, Thank you ! for sharing it must be alot of work your pictures and everthing, WOW !

  22. Richella says

    Amy, I was so glad to meet you at Blissdom! You are one beautiful lady, and meeting you in person showed me that you’re beautiful inside and out!

    What a yummy treat you’ve written about here! I have a feeling there may be lots of us trying this recipe soon. 🙂