Cheater Cookie Dough--7 Virgins
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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We call them 7 Virgins because my oldest granddaughter thought I said virgin instead of version. She told her teacher that she she made 7 virgins with her grandma and it has become a family joke.
Since then I have added several other "virgins".
Ingredients
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BASIC DOUGH
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1 boxyellow cake mix
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 cself-rising flour
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1 creal mayonnaise (don't use salad dressing)
How to Make Cheater Cookie Dough--7 Virgins
- In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients and beat to a firm, smooth dough. Pack dough into measuring tablespoon and level off over sides of bowl.
Drop 2 inches apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 350° for 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes til they are no longer "wiggly" when touched. Transfer to completely cool on a sheet of foil (shiny side up).
Store covered at room temperature or freeze to use up within several months. - VERSION 1:
Add 10-12 oz. mini chocolate chips along with the mayonnaise and use beaters to incorporate into dough. Continue as above. - VERSION 2:
Add 1 bag (12 oz. or to taste) peanut butter morsels plus 1 c. finely chopped dry roasted peanuts. Continue as above. - VERSION 3:
Frosted Plain - bake up plain cookies from basic recipe and right out of the oven, while still hot on the baking sheet, wipe top of each cookie with a dab of canned ready to spread frosting (any flavor). - VERSION 4:
Sugar Cookies - Bake up plain cookies from basic recipe. Flatten each spoonful of dough slightly with 3 fingers and dust in colored sugar. Continue as above. - VERSION 5:
Spice Cookies/Gingersnaps - when putting mayonnaise into recipe, also beat in 1 T. ginger and 1 T. apple pie spice (or less to your liking). Continue as above. - VERSION 6:
Pecan Sandies - when beating in mayonnaise also beat in 2 c. finely chopped pecans. Continue as above. - VERSION 7:
Chocolate Cookies - use devil's food cake mix instead of yellow cake mix in basic recipe. Continue as above. - VERSION 8:
Lemon Crinkles/Orange Crinkles- use a lemon cake mix instead of a yellow cake mix and add 2 teaspoons lemon/orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon lemon/orange extract to basic recipe. Roll balls in powdered sugar before backing. Continue as above - VERSION 9:
Red Velvet Cookies - use a Red Velvet Cake mix in place of the yellow cake mix. Continue as above. - VERSION 10:
Spiced Chai Latte - use a white cake mix in place of the yellow cake mix. Add 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon spiced chai latte mix. Continue as above.