Monday, March 2, 2009

Raspberry Lemon Gem Cookies

DON'T THESE LOOK DELICIOUS?

Most of us have made cookies before using a cake mix. Well, that's what I did this time around, but I put my own twist on things. I have always liked lemon cakes with raspberry filling, so I thought I would try a lemon COOKIE with a raspberry filling. I started with a lemon cake mix. Next I added 2 eggs, 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil, 2 Tablespoons water, and a teaspoon of Vanilla Flavoring. After mixing all the ingredients together, I dropped the dough by the teaspoonful on a lightly greased cookie sheet. I made a well in the center of each cookie, which I did by pressing in a greased melon baller. I'm sure there are other ways to do it. Then I put seedless raspberry preserves in the center of each one.





I baked them at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. After they cooled completely, I melted white chocolate and drizzled it on top of the cookies. What an AWESOME finish to an AWESOME cookie! These cookies were a perfect Family Home Evening treat. Definitely give them a try, and let me know what you think. MMMMMM......
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10 comments:

  1. ~Sherry (Bear) and Stephen (Wolf)March 3, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    I am drooling just looking at them! They do look really yummy. I love your pictures! I never think to grab the camera while I am working in the kitchen.

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  2. SaraMarch 3, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    I think that anyone that looks at your blog is going to be drooling. I am! WOW! You are 1 amazing woman ya know that. If you want you can make me some. I should make those for Bear lake this weekend. Thanks for the great idea!

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  3. Tina ButlerMarch 3, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Yes they do look delicious. You make it look so simple. how did I miss your blog.

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  4. AnneMarch 3, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    Yum! I'm typically not a fan of any type of "jelly" confection, but these really look great and I'm going to give them a try!!!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    You have so many yummy ideas! These look so good!

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  6. Cheeky KitchenMarch 9, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    BE-A-U-tiful! What a great idea, and they came out so gorgeous!

    THANKS for dropping by my blog today! So nice of you. By the look of things, we could get together and bake all weekend and never run out of things to create. Yummy!

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  7. ReeniMarch 9, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    They look so scrumptious!!

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  8. louis luzzoJune 2, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    Nicely presented, one wants to just pick the cookie off the page.
    I do love lemon! Thank you for sharing.

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  9. Diana HJune 4, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    I think the raspberry and lemon would go great together.

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  10. Ashley BrookeJune 23, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    YUMMM! I can't wait to try these! Also, I see that you made the cookie dough brownies!! Weren't they delicious!? That was my last post actually!

    Thanks for the recipe,

    Ashley

    ashleybrookesart.blogspot.com

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