Spiced Chai Cake Mix Cookies

Spiced Chai Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

• 1 (18.25-ounce) package of spice cake mix
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup slivered almonds

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper for best results. (Alternatively lightly spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.)
2. In a large bowl beat half the dry cake mix, melted butter, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and cardamom with an electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Stir in the remaining cake mix with a wooden spoon, just until combined.
4. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
5. Sprinkle the cookies with a few slivered almonds, pressing them in gently so they adhere to the top of the cookie dough.
6. Bake for 9 to 13 minutes, or just until the edges are set but the centers are still soft when gently pressed with your fingertip.
7. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes and then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Drizzle with vanilla icing, either homemade or canned. To use canned icing, place 1/2 cup in microwave safe bowl and heat 10 to 15 seconds or until frosting is thin enough to drizzle over the cookies.

Makes about 4 dozen Spiced Chai Cake Mix Cookies

Homemade Vanilla Icing Recipe

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk, or enough to achieve desired consistency

1. In a medium bowl whisk together the sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of milk until smooth and well blended.
2. Continue to add milk a teaspoon at a time until the icing is of drizzling consistency.