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Article: Mix it up: Cake-mix-based cookies; are easy to make, and can be a godsend
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- Charleston Gazette
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- May 17, 2006
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When the book hit my desk a couple of weeks ago, I felt like I had
reconnected with a long-lost friend.
"Cake Mix Cookies" by Camilla V. Saulsbury (Cumberland House,
$16.95) touts the ease and delectability of cookies that begin with a
box of cake mix. When I saw it, I couldn't help thinking of the cake-
mix cookie that caused such a stir more than 10 years ago when I
featured it in a column.
It was a drop-cookie recipe that was dubbed "chips off the old
box." The mix was devilishly simple: devil's food cake mix combined
with chocolate chips, oil and eggs. The formula produced a confection
that was rich in chocolate with an appealing, cake-like texture. And
the batter could be oven-ready in ...