Neglectful Nik

It has been two months since I blogged here. My apologies....it was "the economy." Not really but that seems to be everyone's excuse nowadays.

Anywho, back to business. Um, well...let's post a recipe, shall we? Today I'm planning to make chocolate peppermint cookies. I make them every year for Chirstmas. They're super easy which is my kind of baking.

Ingredients
· 1 (18.25 oz) package of devil’s food cake mix
· ½ cup of butter or oil
· 1 egg
· ½ tsp peppermint extract

Directions
· Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookies sheets or use parchment paper.
· In a medium mixing bowl, beat together butter, egg and peppermint extract until smooth and creamy.
· Stir in the cake mix.
· Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 1 inch apart onto cookie sheet.
· Bake for 8-10 minutes in the oven. Watch very closely and when they start to crack they are done.
· Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes; transfer them to a cooling rack.

Pop them in your mouth and enjoy. YOu can also sprinkle with powdered sugar for a festive look.