Basic Cake Mix Cookies

1 vanilla cake mix

1/2 C butter softened to room temperature

2 eggs

1/4 C brown sugar

1 t vanilla

1 12 ounce bag of chocolate chips

Mix cake mix, butter eggs, sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. If batter is too sticky add 1/4 C flour if needed for consistency. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.

Honey Bun Cake

1 yellow cake mix

2/3 C vegetable oil

4 eggs

1 8-ounce container sour cream (1 cup)

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 C chopped pecans

2 t ground cinnamon

1 C powdered sugar

1 T milk

1 t vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350. Lightly flour and grease 13x9-inch pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.

2. Beat cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread HALF of the batter in pan.

3. In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Carefully spread remaining batter evenly over pecan mixture.

4. Bake 44 to 48 minutes or until deep golden brown. In another bowl, stir powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until thin enough to spread. Prick surface of warm cake several times with fork. Spread powdered sugar mixture over cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store covered at room temperature.

Peanut Butter Chip Bars

1 yellow cake mix

1/3 C vegetable oil

2 eggs

1/2 C smooth peanut butter

1-1/2 C peanut butter morsels

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cake mix, eggs and oil. Mix in peanut butter. Stir in peanut butter morsels. Pat the mixture into an ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown on the edges. Let cool 30 minutes before serving. Store covered.