Weekly Cooking Tip - Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. After all they are a great snack with a tall cold glass of milk. Well here is an easy recipe using cake mix that I found on Healthy Cooking

So enjoy - Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
1/2 cup chocolate chips (dark chocolate is better for heart health)
1/4-1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons water
2 eggs
1 box cake mix

Directions
1. Put baking rack in middle of oven; preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In large bowl, lightly beat eggs, then add oil, water, cake mix; stir to make dough
3. Stir in chocolate chips
4. Cover cookie sheet with parchment paper. Gently roll dough into 1 inch balls (size does not have to be exact.) Place in rows, about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
5. Bake about 10-13 minutes, or until lightly brown around the edges
6. Remove from oven, let cool 5 minutes; finish cooling on cooling rack

Like all cake mix cookies, these chocolate chip cookies will tend to be their chewy best the day they are made, but they are still delicious a day later, when they become crispier. To store, cover tightly in a container and keep at room temperature.
Variations
Part of the fun of cake mix cookies is the potential for the creative cooks to go a little wild with making combinations of cookies. Cake mix cookies can be tweaked with different mixes or ingredients.
Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies: Substitute chocolate organic cake mix for vanilla
Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies: Substitute orange juice for water, add 1 tsp. grated orange rind
Chocolate Walnut Cookies: Add ½ cup chopped, toasted walnuts to recipe
Almond-Cranberry cookies: Add 1/3 cup dried cranberries, 1/3 cup toasted almonds to vanilla cake mix

A traditional home-style cookie recipe, such as cake mix cookies, can be adapted to modern day healthy living, thanks to the development of organic cake mixes. Improved cake mix cookies marries the convenience of a mix with smart nutrition. Best of all, the cookies are delicious.