Four Imitation Betty Crocker Cookie Recipes

So I really love the idea of having mixes on hand for convenience, but have you looked at the prices at the store lately??  I am overwhelmed, so I started searching for coupons and ways to cut on the cost. 
This is my awesome end result to the dilemma over the cookie mix recipes...I am delighted that making my own mixes was so easy and so cheap!!!  
****Thanks to http://fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com I can now enjoy the convenience minus the cost!  Hope you are as just as excited as I am....ENJOY!***

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Imitation Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookies:

1 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 Cup Chocolate Chips

Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.  Write instructions on the bag to add:  1 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract.  Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

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Imitation Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies:

1 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.  Write instructions on the bag to add:  1 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract.  Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

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Imitation Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookies:

1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Optional: 1/2 Cup Raisins and/or Nuts

Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.  Write instructions on the bag to add:  1 Stick Melted Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract.  Mix, Refrigerate for 30 Minutes & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

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Imitation Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookies:

1 3/4 Cup Flour
3/4 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves

Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.  Write instructions on the bag to add:  1/2 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/8 Cup Molasses.  Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Breakdown of the cost via http://fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com:

• Fake Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes (Pantry Ingredients, Between $0.30-$0.40 each mix)

• Total Fake-It Cost:  $3.20 (possibly less) for Cookie Mixes!!!!! 
• Compare to Real Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes ($2.50+ each (for 8 it would be around $20...Even with coupons you can't beat 3.20 or less!!!)
• Total Fake-It Savings:  $16.80"

I somehow feel a little guilty that I will probably NEVER buy BC cookie mixes again...but not really!

A Few of my Favorite things :)

Foods I can't get enough of:

• MaraNatha Creamy No-stir Almond butter
• This stuff is delicious, I first bought this product because I felt sorry for the lady handing out samples at Sam's Club and I know the more they sell of the product that day, the more money they make.  I normally wouldn't care, but since I personally know someone who worked at Costco as a sample lady, I had more compassion for this sweet elderly lady.  The almond butter sat in my cupboard for about a month before I actually took it out and tried it, now I just prefer to eat it by the tablespoonfuls, I really am surprised at how I crave this food because I have never really liked peanut butter but it is totally delicious and I highly recommend this product although I have not tasted other brand. I do however intend on doing so just to taste the difference. 
• Meadow Gold Rocky Road Ice cream
• Not sure of other kinds of ice cream from the same brand, but the Rocky Road Ice cream is the BEST!  Some other brands put pecans into their Rocky road ice cream, but this brand is almonds.  I'm not a big fan of pecans, but I do love almonds...this brand is the best I have found for Rocky road Ice cream plus they don't use the marshmallow swirls, ripples or whatever other weird stuff other brands use...they are actual little marshmallows...YUM!

• Walden Farms Salad Dressings
• I've been trying a low-carb diet and found the perfect dressing for just that...it's also great for a low calorie diet because in this dressing...NO CARBS and NO CALORIES!!!  Plus it's sugarcane, fat-free, cholesterol-free, as well as gluten free!  Now you may turn away from these dressings and label them as bland considering all the claims...in fact you may as well use water!  Not the case with these dressings, I find them not only delicious and full of flavor, but you could also drown your veggies in these dressings with the satisfaction of knowing the dressing doesn't even count toward your carbs/calories/fat grams!  In addition there's a wide variety of (at least 20 different kinds...I have tried 7) dressings to choose from...all equally delicious!  So if you are considering a diet, or just want a more healthy lifestyle, I highly recommend consuming these salad dressings!

Awesome Recipes:
25 Dips and Spreads from Gooseberry Patch:  25 dips and spreads--perfect for the summertime, plus they look adorable and you could probably print them out as recipe cards, though I haven't tried.


Fun Websites:

• American Family Fun
• I played bingo on this site, that's about all I had time for, but it does look interesting and I intend on exploring it more thoroughly. 

A Few Free Things:

• FREE sample of Quaker Oatmeal Squares. Click to get yours now! http://on.fb.me/kHxRCz
• YUM

• Sample Of L'Oreal Paris Youth Code

• 	Free o.b. Pro Comfort Tampon