Munchie Monday: Cool Whip Cookies!!

 Someone recently gave me a recipe for Cool Whip Cookies. I think it was my sister. Whoever it was, I am grateful.  I did not really believe in Cool Whip Cookies but then I tried them.  Dear One likes soft cookies.  Really, he only wants to eat soft cookies.  Most cookies are not soft.  These are.  They were even soft two days later!

Years ago we had some chocolate crackle cookies which were stunningly delicious. I have looked for a recipe ever since. To no avail.  I will not look any longer because these cookies tick almost all the boxes and that is good enough for me in my old age.  The most important ticked box for me is that Dear One is happy with them...

Cool Whip Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

1 box any flavor cake mix-18 ounce size

1 egg at room temperature

1 8-ounce container Cool Whip, thawed

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together until completely combined.  You might think they would be light and fluffy when combined, but they are not.  They actually seem rather sludgey but that is what you want.

Drop a heaping teaspoonful of the batter into confectioner's sugar then onto a non-stick pan, though I will use parchment paper or silpat next time.  This made 27 cookies for us.

Cook 10-15 minutes...start checking at 10 minutes.  Our cookies took 12 minutes for the first 24 and the last 3 I cooked in the airfryer on Bake and they took 15 minutes.

LET COOL ALMOST COMPLETELY ON THE PAN BEFORE TRYING TO REMOVE THEM!!!!  Really do that.  Use a thin metal spatula to remove them from the pan when they are cooled.

Next time I will make lemon cookies!