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Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies
Cake mix is a shortcut for these cookies. Butter and cream cheese are beaten, and then an egg and vanilla are added. Dry cake mix is mixed in, then shaped into dough balls, rolled in powdered sugar and baked. I make this easy cookie recipe festive enough for Christmas by making two batches, one dyed red the other dyed green.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix
Instructions
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Heat oven to 375 F.
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In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with a spoon until well blended. Stir in vanilla and egg. Add cake mix, stir until well combined.
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Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Bake 11 to 15 min or until set. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Recipe Notes
You can use reduced fat cream cheese. Food coloring can be added to the cream cheese and butter step, about 24 drops, to make the cookies more festive to match a holiday or special event colors. Refrigerate 20-30 minutes before shaping into balls. When I used a cookie scoop and my yield was 40 cookies. I cooked 12 per tray for 12 minutes, switching the trays in the oven after 6 minutes.