Orange Basil Cookies

• 13 cup butter
• 9 ounces cream cheese
• 1 each eggs yolk
• 1 tablespoon oranges juice
• 18 ounces cake mix, orange
• 1 teaspoon oranges zest, grated
• 1 cup raisins, seedless
• 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
• 2 tablespoons basil dried

1. Mix together the butter, cream cheese, egg yolk and orange juice.
2. Add dry cake mix; stir in orange zest, raisins, walnuts and basil.
3. Chill dough.
4. Preheat oven to 350F (180C); butter cookie sheets.
5. Roll chilled dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on cookie sheets.
6. Flatten each ball with a fork.
7. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
8. For a bit of artistry, attach a small paper or silk leaf using a dab of confectioner's sugar icing.
9. Makes 6 to 7 dozen.
10. Variation: Lemon cake mix and 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate can be substituted for the orange cake mix and orange juice.

butter, cream cheese, eggs yolk, oranges juice, cake, oranges zest, raisins, walnuts, basil

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/orange-basil-cookies-369 (may not work)