Nut-Luck Cookies

I was given this recipe in 1987, and have never had a bad cookie in the batch! These are very easy to make - a good recipe for the kids to help out with. You can use a variety of additions and cake flavors to come up with your own variety. These are always yummy. I think these were originally called Duncan Hines Cake Mix Cookies.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 56-60 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips or 1 (6 ounce) package  peanut butter morsels or 1 (6 ounce) package white chocolate chips or 1 (6 ounce) package  toffee pieces
• 1⁄2 cup  very soft butter
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1 (18 1/4ounce)  pre-packaged  cake mix

Directions

1. Pour cake mix into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add butter, milk and egg. On medium speed, mix ~ 2 minutes.
3. Add chips and nuts, mix on low (or by hand) to blend well.
4. Using teaspoons, drop batter on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes (or until edges start to brown).
6. Remove from oven. Cool on pan for 1 minute.
7. Remove cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
8. Store in air-tight container.
9. ALTERNATIVES: I made dozens of these for the holidays because they're so very quick and easy. Here's some of the combinations we used:
10. White cake mix, cinnamon chips, macadamia nuts.
11. Orange cake mix, white chocolate chunks, dried cranberries.
12. Lemon cake mix, white chocolate chunks, pecans.
13. Coconut cake mix, flaked coconut, macadamia nuts.
14. Devil's food cake mix, white chocolate chunks, macadamia nuts.