Cotton Candy Cake Cookies

ooooooh weeee, I {LOVE} me some cotton candy!  So much so, that my mom bought me one of those cotton candy machines, you know, one of those fun nostalgia-esqe ones that can sit on a table.  It’s a bit over-the-top, and I have MAYBE used it once (it sits in our loft in the garage, well, that’s if the hubs didn’t secretly toss it out – HA!), but IT ROCKS!!!!

I {LOVE} cotton candy sooo much, it is my favorite part of going to Disney World!  I buy loads of it the last day we are there to load up the suitcase.  There is nothing like some really good cotton candy – Disney does it good!  The store-bought foil bagged version is okay, if you are desperate and need your cotton candy fix, but it’s just okay; I’d rather have the real stuff any day :)

My last baking store purchase involved buying cotton candy & piña colada flavoring used for candy and baking – YUM!

So, when better than the present to experiment with the ol’ cotton candy flavoring?

I can’t stand it!  These are SO yummy and they are Hubs x 2 and kiddo x 4 approved (my family & a friends family).  Don’t worry, I didn’t suddenly grow another husband & 2 more kids :).

I experimented with the consistency a little.  Because cotton candy is light & fluffy I wanted to emulate that in a cookie.

Lo & behold my “cotton candy cake cookie”!

bake: Cotton Candy Cake Cookies

Yield: Approximately 36 cookies.

These cookies are so light and fluffy and they perfectly emulate cotton-candy in taste, texture, and smell.

Ingredients

1 (15.25 oz.) box vanilla cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)

1 tsp. baking powder

1 packet of Cotton Candy Flavored Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp. cotton candy liquid flavoring

pink sanding sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. In a mixing bowl stir together the cake mix, baking powder, and flavoring packet.
3. Add eggs to bowl, stirring them in one at a time.
4. Add vegetable oil & water to bowl; stir until well blended.
5. Add 1/2 tsp. liquid flavoring; combine until completely blended.
6. Drop by spoonfuls onto a pre-greased cookie sheet.
7. Sprinkle cookies with sanding sugar.
8. Bake for 11 minutes or until edges are brown.
9. Allow to cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
10. Cut out circles with 2 1/4”(58mm) circle cutter (I used this)
11. Transfer with spatula to cooling rack to cool completely.