Time
45 min
Serving
24 persons
Calories
160
Spicy cinnamon harmonizes with the mellow flavor of Duncan Hines French Vanilla Cake Mix. Choose your favorite nut - almonds or pecans - and you've got a big hit with these little Cinnamon Crinkles.
Ingredients
- sugar: 2 Tbsp
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- eggs, separated: 2 piece
- water: 1 tsp
- butter or margarine: 0.75 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- French vanilla cake mix: 1 pack (18.25 ounce pack)
- whole almonds or pecans: 48 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Set aside. Combine egg whites and water in another small bowl; beat lightly with fork. Set aside.
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Combine butter, egg yolks and vanilla extract in large bowl. Blend in cake mix gradually. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until blended. Roll 1 rounded teaspoon of dough into ball. Dip half the ball into egg white mixture then into cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place ball sugar side up on ungreased baking sheet. Press nut on top. Repeat with remaining dough, placing balls 2-inches apart.
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Bake at 375 degrees F for 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Remove to cooling racks. Store in airtight container.
