by Kelsey Tidball
Ingredients:
- 1 box of spice cake mix (Betty Crocker, Duncan Hines, etc.)
- ½ cup room temperature butter
- 1 chilled egg
- Icing or chocolate for decorating
- Mini M&Ms or red hots for decorating
Recipe:
- Sift the boxed cake mix to get rid of flour lumps.
- Mix the egg and butter in a bowl until completely combined.
- Add the sifted cake mix to the wet mixture.
- Mix until the batter becomes crumbly. Do not add any extra moisture.
- Roll out the dough.
- Use cookie cutters to create the gingerbread man (or any other) shape.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown.
- Let the cookies cool, then decorate.
