Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 9 orange candy slices
  • 1 box lemon cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • yellow food coloring (optional)
  • 1-2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • small amount of orange frosting

Instruction

  • The edges of the orange slices sort of form a triangle, which makes for a perfect beak. Cut off about 1/4 inch of the edge of each orange slice, and set aside to use as beaks.
  • To prepare cookies, in a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, eggs, and shortening until well-blended.
  • Add several drops of yellow food coloring if you want the yellow color of the chicks to be brighter.
  • For each chick, roll two balls of dough. One ball should be about 1 1/2 inches, and the other should be about 3/4 inches. Just make sure that one ball is a good bit larger than the other.
  • Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet with the smaller ball just touching the larger ball.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until edges of cookies are golden brown.
  • Remove from heat, and while the cookies are still warm, press in two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.
  • Remove cookies from cookie sheet to a wire rack to cool completely, being careful not to break the chicks apart.
  • Once cookies are completely cool, using a parchment bag fitted with a #4 tip, pipe orange frosting onto the bottom of each chick for the feet.
  • Using a dot of orange frosting, 'glue' an orange slice beak onto each cookie. Devour!!