Cake-mix cookie recipe is repeated

Dear Heloise: I just read your article where a person wrote in for you to re-print the cookie recipe that's made from a cake mix.
This is something I've been using for several years and have had great success with. I have the original recipe I clipped from your column many years ago.
I've found that a white or yellow cake mix works the best, as the chocolate mix has a tendency to make the cookie hard and dry out quicker for some reason.
I like to use different flavoring, along with nuts, raisins and chocolate chips, to make the cookies all different for special occasions. I also sprinkle the cookies with different-colored sugar -- they look so pretty.
Since my kids like cutout cookies, I have taken the same recipe and perfected it so it can be used for that purpose as well. To the regular recipe, I add 2 heaping tablespoons of flour, which stiffens the batter so it can be rolled out on a cutting board. I flour the cutting board, cookie cutters and rolling pin, which helps keep the batter nice to use. Everything else stays the same, and when the cookies have cooled, they can then be decorated according to the holiday you need them for. Mr. Fred Wise, Newark
Fred, sounds like you are a good baker! These cookies are easy to make, and here is the recipe for anyone who would like to give them a try. You will need:
1 (18.25 ounces) box cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Mix only the above ingredients (nothing else) in a large bowl until blended. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and enjoy! Heloise
Dear Heloise: Avoid having melting ice cubes watering down a drink. Make ice from the drink mix you are consuming. This works wonderfully and is a favorite with my whole family. Francis Thorne-Coley, San Antonio
Dear Heloise: After seeing entire bags of chips, etc., vanish at one sitting with nothing left for school lunches, I tried something new. I took the store-bought bag, got out some small plastic bags and filled them according to the one-serving info on the bag. I took all the bags I made and put them back into the original bag.
They don't get dirty on the outside, and my snacks last a lot longer because people stop after one serving. Mary P., Roseville, Calif.
Dear Heloise: My hint is for baking: Line the baking pan for brownies with parchment paper. When cool, lift out and cut with a pizza cutter. Very easy to cut, and the pan is spotless! Donna Graziano, Cranford, N.J.
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