Lemon Snowflakes

Very easy to make and yummy. Am going to make them for my office Christmas lunch.

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YUMMMMM!!!! I loved the fact that these cookies not only start w/a cake mix but only require 3 other ingrdients. They are very pretty & taste great. I am going to put these in my christmas cookie trays.

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I rarely use any kind of prepared mix when I'm baking but these intrigued me with the unique combination of ingredients. While they aren't as lemony as some of the "from scratch" recipes I've tried, they are very good and fun to make. If you use two spoons to drop the extremely sticky batter in the powdered sugar, you really don't get any on you at all. I had trouble with my first batch sticking to the cookie sheets, so I sprayed them before the next batch. I especially liked how soft the cookies were and how pretty.

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Easy to make, so tasty. Just a few notes. These are good made small and don't spread too much on the baking sheet so they can be baked about 2" apart. I used two forks and had no trouble with the sticky batter. Thanks for posting.

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Thanks to Hokies Lady for recommending this recipe to me! It is great!! Also thanks to Meredith K.'s advice about using two forks to shape the sticky batter and putting it into the confectioners' sugar; that works great!
I am making a lot of cookies for a charity event and these fit the bill exactly! Easy, good, not melty or gooey since they will be eaten outside. Don't be afraid of how sticky the batter is; it really isn't hard to work with and the taste of these cookies is nice and lemony. I'm thinking I need to keep cake mix and Cool Whip on hand just in case I need cookies!
Thanks for sharing a great recipe!! (6-24-10)
UPDATE 6-10-11--I made these for the same event this year, but used orange cake mix and also did a batch using devil's food cake mix. They were both really tasty, so don't be afraid to experiment!

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Amazing, amazing, amazing! So easy but so rich and flavorful! So happy to have this recipe :)

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I made them for me BUT everyone who came near wanted to taste! I scooped the soft dough with an ice cream scoop right into the sugar to make it easier to handle.

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Great cookie - a week later and I'm making a second batch! They definitely taste as though a lot of work was put in to them. I, too, chilled the dough before dropping. I used a fork to scoop dough into a bowl of powdered sugar and used sugared fingers to roll the dough into a ball - no issues with stickiness!

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This recipe is great! We used a strawberry cake mix w/powdered sugar, chocolate cake w/powdered suger, & a German Chocolate w/coconut flakes. All of them turned out good! Angel Food mix does not work though. My next goal is to try the cherry chip mix.

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These are very good, but they're a bit of work. I did a couple of things that I think make this "dough" a bit easier to work with. First, I refrigerated the batter overnight; I almost always do this with cookies, and I think it made these a little firmer when shaping. The other thing is that I used FORKS: two to scoop/drop glops into a pie plate of powdered sugar, and two others to roll/shape/transfer. I started with spoons, but the forks are much easier! As to the finished cookie, I like the slightly crispy outside better than the soft inside, so if I make these again, I'll be sure to make them on the small side. I realized too late that my mix didn't have pudding in it, but I'm not sure that made much of a difference. Also, I added the zest and juice of one lemon -- good, but I think I may do two lemons (zsest and juice) next time. (Whe said "too lemony"?!) What I want to know is, how did anyone ever come up with this recipe???? ;-)

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mmmmm mmmmmm good! I think next time I will add a little lemon zest, as I love lemon. They are wonderful the way they are though. DH loves them, so do neighbors. A real winner. Thanks for posting this recipe! I couldn't find a lemon mix with pudding, so I just used a lemon moist supreme cake mix.

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I made these at Christmas time and what a HIT! I looked at the low rating below that states "ugh too lemony".. that is the whole point! I love the rich lemon flavor, the light sprinkle of sweetness to balance it and soo light. It was a huge hit with my DH and son and I have been asked by many to make them again! A keeper for me!

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These were the hit of the party at Christmas! Everybody loved them. They did break my hand mixer though, lol. I doubled the recipe and added an extra packet of lemon pudding mix to it. They are so light and lemony. I didn't find the batter as sticky as I thought it would be, but I did use 2 tsp to get the batter and covered them with the conf. sugar..was a snap!

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ugh too lemony

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Wonderful! A new favorite cookie. I also added a package of lemon pudding mix since I could not find the cake mix with it in it. They turned out perfect. I will definately share this recipe.

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CALORIE ALERT: When the recipe prints, that highlight about the cake mix not being included becomes small print. That said, this cookie is great. ORANGE variation: I just made these with a Pillsbury Moist Supreme Reduced Sugar Classic Yellow with pudding in cake mix and added 2 teaspoons orange extract and 2 Tablespoons orange zest. Add a cup of mini chocolate chips, even better. Has anyone tried it with fat free cool whip?

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My family LOVEs lemon desserts so this cookie was on my list to try!!! We made them a few nights ago and they were wonderful!!! I did not have a big problem with them being sticky, we used plenty of powdered sugar! Since we love lemon so much, I might add more lemon flavor next time but they were wonderful just the way they are! Also, I couldn't find lemon cake mix with pudding, so I used lemon cake mix and dumped in the dry mix of lemon pudding... worked fine :) thx!

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These are extremely sticky to make, but the result is worth it!! Wonderful flavor and they are so light. I have to stop myself from eating the whole box!!

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Very over-rated, a very sticky mess, a waste of a good cake mix

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Yummy-licious! These are so light and tasty. You get the hint of tartness from the lemon mix but the powdered sugar just makes it so good. My DH said they were light and fluffy! These are just perfect for a refreshing cookie. It is amazing what can happen when you use 4 ingredients in the correct manner (my first attempt I did not read it correctly). Made for Bevy Tag Mar 08 Game.

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