Description
These gooey butter cookies are a deliciously rich and buttery treat with a soft, cake-like texture. Featuring a luscious cream cheese base combined with yellow cake mix, they offer a melt-in-your-mouth experience that's coated in a sweet confectioners' sugar layer. Perfect for cookie lovers and fans of classic gooey butter cake.
Ingredients
Coating
- ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
Cookie Dough
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Gather all the ingredients and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl for rolling the cookies later.
- Mix Cream Cheese and Butter: In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and unsalted butter with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Stir in the egg and vanilla extract thoroughly to combine all wet ingredients evenly into the mixture.
- Incorporate Cake Mix: Add the yellow cake mix to the wet ingredients and stir until everything is well blended into a soft dough.
- Form the Cookies: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Then roll each ball in the confectioners' sugar until fully coated to create a sweet outer layer.
- Place on Baking Sheet: Arrange the coated dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart to allow for slight spreading during baking.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 to 13 minutes, or until they are set but still soft and gooey on the inside.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to wire racks to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Do not grease the cookie sheet as the cookies need a slightly crisp bottom texture.
- For easier rolling, chill the dough briefly before shaping into balls if it becomes sticky.
- Watch baking time closely; cookies should be set but still soft to preserve their gooey texture.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days to maintain freshness.
- These cookies can also be frozen after baking and cooled completely, use a freezer-safe container.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
