Gooey Butter Cookies
User Reviews
4.3
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Additional Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 22 mins
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Servings
24 cookies
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Course
Baked Goods
Gooey Butter Cookies
Description
The Gooey Butter Cookies recipe uses room temperature cream cheese and butter creamed together, then mixed with an egg, vanilla extract, and a boxed yellow cake mix. After refrigerating the dough, the cookie balls are rolled in powdered sugar before baking. The result is a soft and tender cookie with a moist, gooey interior and a slightly crisp exterior dusted in powdered sugar.
Baking at 350°F for 9-12 minutes allows the cookies to set while maintaining their characteristic gooey texture. Cooling the cookies on the baking sheet before transferring prevents breakage. These cookies offer a sweet, creamy taste profile from the cream cheese and butter paired with the cake mix's vanilla notes.
Refrigerating the dough prior to baking helps reduce stickiness, making it easier to handle and shape. The powdered sugar coating adds a light sweetness and a delicate outer sweetness contrast to the cookie's richness.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- 1 egg room temperature, large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 1 box yellow cake mix 15.25 ounces
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter until thoroughly combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated.
- Add cake mix, and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Cover dough and refrigerate for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Portion the dough into 1-inch cookie balls and roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place cookie dough balls on prepared cookie sheet, at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 9-12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the pan before removing them to a wire rack.
- If desired, sprinkle cooled cookies with additional powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Chilling the dough makes it easier to roll and handle during shaping.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days to keep them fresh.
- Sprinkling additional powdered sugar on cooled cookies enhances their sweetness and appearance.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.3
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