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These gooey butter cookies are prepped in 5 minutes and have a perfectly addicting chewy texture making them one of our go-to cookies!
Cake Mix Cookies!
We love making cookies with the kids, and these gooey butter cookies are a family favorite! This cake mix cookie is pretty much half a cookie and half a cupcake, and you really can’t go wrong with that. You may also want to try our Gooey Butter Cake!
When you need a quick and easy cookie recipe, cake mix cookies are the way to go! They’re so convenient, and you can easily switch up the flavors depending on the mix—like these Frosted Lemon Cookies, or Funfetti Cookies.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Mix it up. Easily change the flavor by using your favorite flavor of cake!
- Soft and chewy. They are made with cake mix, butter, and cream cheese and are so soft and moist.
- Easy. Simply dump, mix, roll, and bake. The batter is prepped in only 5 minutes!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
BAKE TIME: 10 minutes
CHILL TIME: 30 minutes
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese – softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened – How to Soften Butter Quickly
- 1 egg – room-temperature incorporates best
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix – or another flavor like strawberry or chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup powdered sugar – plus more for dusting
How to Make Gooey Butter Cookies
- BATTER. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer (or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) to beat 8 ounces cream cheese, ½ cup butter, 1 egg, and ½ teaspoon vanilla with a hand mixer until fluffy.
- Add the cake mix powder and mix until combined. Chill for 30 minutes.
- PREP. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- BAKE. Place 1 cup powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop and roll dough into 1½-inch cookie dough balls then roll in powdered sugar until well coated. Place onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool.
- ENJOY! Sift more powdered sugar on top, if desired.
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Gooey Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, egg, and vanilla with a hand mixer until fluffy.
- Mix in cake mix until combined, and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place powdered sugar in a bowl. Scoop out and roll dough into 1½-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar until well coated. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
- Sift more powdered sugar on top, if desired.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Place the dough in an airtight container or wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days or see How to Freeze Cookie Dough.
Place cooled cookies in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
In the video they use sticks of buttter which is a cup and the recipe says half of cup. Which is correct?
It is just one stick 🙂 Sorry for the confusion! ENJOY!
Is it salted or unsalted butter?
I always use unsalted butter when baking 🙂 ENJOY!
The recipes look Great
Thanks so much! Hope you like the ones you try!
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What did you think?
Your video for gooey butter cookies shows using 2 sticks of butter. Your recipe asks for 1 stick. Which is it? I want to make them today.
Sorry, it’s just the one. Thank you & hope you like them!
can you use any flavor extract? I love anise and would use it instead of vanilla.
I haven’t tried, but you for sure could 🙂 Let me know how they turn out!
Delicious
Thanks so much!!
Hi. My cookie dough is really soft. Is that the way it should be?
It is a soft dough, but when you chill it, it will get easier to work with 🙂
Hi just make these with lemon cake mix so yummy..but the dough is really sticky was wondering if I did something wrong thanks
No, you didn’t. It is a little sticky, before you roll them in the powdered sugar, but not too sticky. I’m glad you liked them!
You need to list nutritional information for all of your recipes. Diabetics have to have that information.