Red Velvet... cookies?

Somedays you're curled up on your couch and all you want in the world is a plate of warm cookies. This actually happens to me quite often and nine out of ten times I don't have all the ingredients necessary to make these cookies a reality. In the olden days I used to phone mom and squeeze her for substitution ideas. I've even been known to microwave old Chips Ahoy in moments of desperation.

The internet has changed my approach to last minute baking as I'm sure it has for lots of others. While googling a substitute for granulated sugar I came across a recipe in which you can use cake mix to make... cookies. It seems so obvious to me now I can't believe I hadn't tried it before. The recipe is ridiculously simple:

1 box of cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter

Add any kind of extra, I added mini chocolate chips.

Drop onto baking sheet, bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min.

Sooooo simple! Red velvet cake mix is the only kind I had but I think it complimented the chocolate chips quite well. My friends and I were tossing around other ideas, like lemon cake mix with white chocolate chips. Or carrot cake mix with walnuts. Even devil's food cake with peanut butter chips. The possibilities are endless.

I can't report on the longevity of these cookies, or rather how well they keep. The cake mix made about 3 dozen and I was so proud of myself I gave away what I didn't eat.