How to Make a Confetti Cake Batter Cookies

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Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

3 Eggs
1 box (15.25 ounces) white cake mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
Jimmies 6-Mix Sprinkle Assortment
4 1/2 cups confectioners' Sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon Imitation Clear Vanilla Extract, 8 oz.
2 tablespoons milk or water
Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

Tools
Perfect Results Premium Non-Stick Bakeware Mega Cookie Pan, 15 x 21-Inch

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare cookie slider with parchment paper.
In large bowl, stir together cake mix, eggs, 1/2 cup butter, and 2 tablespoons jimmies until just combined. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto prepared cookie slider. Freeze for 15 minutes. Roll into balls. Space 2 in. apart on prepared cookie slider.
Bake 16-18 minutes or until centers of cookies are semi-firm to the touch. Cool cookies on pan on cooling grid 2 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling grid; cool completely.
For icing, in large bowl, beat shortening and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add 4 cups sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Slowly add milk and Wilton Color Right Base Color; beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint icing in the following shades:
- Summer Blue: 2 cups white icing + 40B
- Bold and Bright Yellow: 2 cups of white icing + 2O + 10Y.
Pipe or spread icing on cookies. Sprinkle remaining jimmies.
Makes about 2-1/2 dozen cookies.