Gooey Butter Cookies
These Gooey Butter Cookies are inspired by the famous cake recipe and use only 6 ingredients. With just one mixing bowl, anyone can make these foolproof delicious cakey cookies in no time. Plus you can even customize the flavor for different varieties!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces regular cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup salted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar (divided)
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and salted butter.
- 3
Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.
- 4
Lastly, add the yellow cake mix and blend one last time. The batter will be soft and sticky. Refrigerate the dough 15 minutes.
- 5
Fill a medium bowl with 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Using a large cookie scoop or tablespoon, create rounded balls of dough one at a time and roll in the powdered sugar until well coated. Place the coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- 6
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. The centers should still look soft.
- 7
Once cooled, dust the cookies with the remaining powdered sugar before serving.