Cotton Candy Cake Cookies

By kayjayjohnson

These cookies are so light and fluffy and they perfectly emulate cotton-candy in taste, texture, and smell.

Ingredients

• 1 (15.25 ounce) box vanilla cake mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 packet of Cotton Candy Flavored Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon cotton candy liquid flavoring
• Pink sanding sugar
• 2 1/4 ” (58mm) circle cutter

Details

Adapted from mamamiss.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a mixing bowl stir together the cake mix, baking powder, and flavoring packet.

Add eggs to bowl, stirring them in one at a time.

Add vegetable oil & water to bowl; stir until well blended.

Add 1/2 tsp. liquid flavoring; combine until completely blended.

Drop by spoonfuls onto a pre-greased cookie sheet.

Sprinkle cookies with sanding sugar.

Bake for 11 minutes or until edges are brown.

Allow to cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet.

Cut out circles with circle cutter.

Transfer with spatula to cooling rack to cool completely.