Little Debbie's® Long-lost Twin: Bake Copycat Cookie Cremes

No cookie jar can keep these safe.
No cookie jar can keep these safe.

I came across cookies like these at the store recently and I wasn't willing to spend nearly four dollars for 12 cookies. In my house, they would be gone so fast it wouldn't be worth the cost. Just across from the cookies was a seasonal baking display filled with all sort of baking goods including cake mixes at a great sale price. I decided I could make those same cookies using my favorite cake mix cookie recipe, and I was right. The store-bought cookies cost about 30 cents each, while my homemade version comes to about 15 cents apiece.

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 Devil's Food cake mix, (11 - 12 ounce package)
2 sticks (1 cup) margarine, divided
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 cups powdered sugar
1 (1 lb.) box confectioners' sugar

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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Pour cake mix into a large mixing bowl.

3. Melt 1 stick of margarine and add to cake mix.

4. Lightly beat eggs and add to mix. Stir well -- this will form a sticky dough.

5. Roll dough into 32 balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool cookies completely.

7. Cream together the remaining stick of margarine, cocoa and powdered sugar. Add milk if necessary so the filling is of spreading consistency.

8. Spread about 1 teaspoon of filling onto 16 cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Decorate with filling thinned with a small amount of milk, if desired.

- By Anne Coleman

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