Pretty Pink Cookies for Valentine's Day

Subject: Pretty Pink Cookies for Valentine's Day February 12th 2009, 3:44 am

Remember that cake mix cookie thread we had awhile back? Well, here's another version of that cookie . . . and just in time for Valentine's Day. Enjoy!

Pink Cherry Chip Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1 box Betty Crocker Cherry Chip Cake Mix
1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 t. butter flavoring
1/2 t. vanilla flavoring
Few drops red food coloring (for looks only)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Cream butter and cream cheese with half of the dry cake mix. Add egg, vanilla, butter flavoring, and red food color. Mix in remaining cake mix and nuts. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake for about 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Let cool completely.

Icing:

1 lb. powdered sugar
1/2 c. evaporated milk (more or less to get right consistency)
1/2 stick butter. softened
Few drops red food coloring

Mix above ingredients together. Ice cookies when completely cooled.

Note: Regular milk or whipping cream can be substituted for the evaporated milk, but evaporated milk is better. You can also use store-bought cherry vanilla icing, but homemade is better.

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