Bready or Not: Rolo Cake Mix Cookies
I wrote today’s post as part of the WOW-Women on Writing’s "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" mass-blogging event celebrating the release of Finding Emma by Steena Holmes.
Steena is a woman who believes that 'in the end, all things succumb...to the passions of your heart'. Steena's life revolves around her family, friends and fiction. Add some chocolate into the mix and she's living the good life. She took those passions and made them a dream come true by pouring her heart into each of her stories.
Finding Emma has quickly become a bestseller. Proceeds from each book will be donated to The Missing Children's Society of Canada - an organization dedicated to reuniting families.
If you comment on today’s post on this blog or any of the others participating the "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" day, you’ll be entered to win a signed copy of Finding Emma!
To read Steena’s about childhood memories and view a list of other blogs participating in the "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" day please visit The Muffin.
Food and memories are so closely entwined. A smell, a texture, a taste--in an instant we can be transported back in time. Therefore, it's pretty easy to tie memories into a Bready or Not post.
If I'm talking about childhood foods and the subject goes to sweets, then I must discuss Rolos.
Rolos were my go-to candy from the time I was about 2. If I was on good behavior in the grocery store, a Rolo or Golden Book would be my reward. I also had restraint that my mom marveled at, as I could eat a couple Rolos and then tuck the rest in the fridge for later. I could make it last for couple of days like that--weird for a kid, I know.
(Though, as my body could attest, that restraint was long gone by the time I was a teenager.)
Today's recipe is super easy. Probably the most time consuming thing is to unwrap and slice Rolos in half. Otherwise, it's a matter of throwing together cake mix and a few other ingredients.
Yeah, I love making stuff from scratch, but I fully admit that cake mixes come in handy. They are cheap and fast and can readily be doctored into tasting homemade. The basis of this recipe is one I have made for years--just use cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup of oil, and you have cookie dough. It's great with devil's food cake mix (add in some chocolate chips and/or nuts) or Funfetti (kids love how it looks with the sprinkles).
However, I came across this variation several places on Pinterest, and smacked my head at how obviously awesome it is. Take that same recipe and wrap the dough around nostalgically-good Rolos, sprinkle on some confectioner's sugar, and ta-da!
Recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Rolo Cake Mix Cookies
1 bag of Rolos (likely won't use them all, oh darn)
1 box of devil's food cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil (I've used vegetable oil in the past, and I used coconut oil this time)
Powdered sugar (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil until combined. Using a teaspoon, apply just enough dough to cover a Rolo, smooth out the ball, and place on cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-11 minutes, until surface of cookies starts to crack. (Note: my first batch tends to be lumpier, and the subsequent batches flatten out more.) After they are cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar to make them even less healthy/prettier.
OM NOM NOM.
Steena is a woman who believes that 'in the end, all things succumb...to the passions of your heart'. Steena's life revolves around her family, friends and fiction. Add some chocolate into the mix and she's living the good life. She took those passions and made them a dream come true by pouring her heart into each of her stories.
Finding Emma has quickly become a bestseller. Proceeds from each book will be donated to The Missing Children's Society of Canada - an organization dedicated to reuniting families.
If you comment on today’s post on this blog or any of the others participating the "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" day, you’ll be entered to win a signed copy of Finding Emma!
To read Steena’s about childhood memories and view a list of other blogs participating in the "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" day please visit The Muffin.
Food and memories are so closely entwined. A smell, a texture, a taste--in an instant we can be transported back in time. Therefore, it's pretty easy to tie memories into a Bready or Not post.
If I'm talking about childhood foods and the subject goes to sweets, then I must discuss Rolos.
Rolos were my go-to candy from the time I was about 2. If I was on good behavior in the grocery store, a Rolo or Golden Book would be my reward. I also had restraint that my mom marveled at, as I could eat a couple Rolos and then tuck the rest in the fridge for later. I could make it last for couple of days like that--weird for a kid, I know.
(Though, as my body could attest, that restraint was long gone by the time I was a teenager.)
Today's recipe is super easy. Probably the most time consuming thing is to unwrap and slice Rolos in half. Otherwise, it's a matter of throwing together cake mix and a few other ingredients.
Yeah, I love making stuff from scratch, but I fully admit that cake mixes come in handy. They are cheap and fast and can readily be doctored into tasting homemade. The basis of this recipe is one I have made for years--just use cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup of oil, and you have cookie dough. It's great with devil's food cake mix (add in some chocolate chips and/or nuts) or Funfetti (kids love how it looks with the sprinkles).
However, I came across this variation several places on Pinterest, and smacked my head at how obviously awesome it is. Take that same recipe and wrap the dough around nostalgically-good Rolos, sprinkle on some confectioner's sugar, and ta-da!
Recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Rolo Cake Mix Cookies
1 bag of Rolos (likely won't use them all, oh darn)
1 box of devil's food cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil (I've used vegetable oil in the past, and I used coconut oil this time)
Powdered sugar (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil until combined. Using a teaspoon, apply just enough dough to cover a Rolo, smooth out the ball, and place on cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-11 minutes, until surface of cookies starts to crack. (Note: my first batch tends to be lumpier, and the subsequent batches flatten out more.) After they are cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar to make them even less healthy/prettier.
OM NOM NOM.
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