Recipe Weekend / Cookbook Review: The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book by Camilla Saulsbury

Up today we have a new cookbook that is perfect for those last minute class mom bakings and forgotten bake sales!Most people have a cake mix and some basic ingredients in their pantry and this book makes the most of them!


Synopsis: 

The basics of this book involve a cake mix and a stick of butter (seriously, like 98% of the recipes), and then adding 1-3 other ingredients you should have on hand like vanilla, peanut butter, cocoa, chocolate chips or coffee.


As Kiddo doesn't eat chocolate, I based my review on that fact. I found plenty of recipes that did NOT require chocolate, or whose chocolate chips could be substituted say with butterscotch chips or dried cranberries. We made the Peanut Butter Blondies, and added chocolate chips to 1/3 of the dish (for the adults). All that was needed was a yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, vanilla and peanut butter. Confectioners sugar and milk for a glaze.30 minutes later we had wonderful bar cookies! As you can see they were so delicious, didn't get the glaze on before I could take pictures! Kiddo LOVES them. Yeah team we have a winner.


Another recipe I HAVE to make for the holidays is Vanilla Latte Cookies (don't they just sound yummy?) and I get to share the recipe with you!

This is a great little book, and I KNOW I will be coming back to it over and over. There are recipes that are gluten-free, made with Agave, and are made for large batches. I loved just about all the recipes! I know we will be using the book constantly during the school year! Plus, the recipes are perfect for last minute munchies and school vacations, as many are very kids making friendly! This would be a great cookbook to add into a baking basket for a Christmas present, for a friend who loves to bake. I highly recommend adding this book to YOUR cookbook shelf!


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Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from Sourcebooks, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.