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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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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.
Have you ever used a white cake mix?
You can used just about any cake mix flavor and appropriate added flavor you want. I’ve made these using chocolate cake mix to carrot cake mix and everything in between. I also use the smallest size cookie scoop or even a melon baller to get smaller sized cookies. I’ve been able to get almost 40 small sized cookies using this recipe. Chilling is key when making smaller cookies. If you only have a 1 inch scoop, just cut the scooped ball in half. This is a great, easy go to recipe for the novice or expert. Let your imagination run wild.
These are amazing 🙂
Has this ever been tried with chocolate mix
Yes! It’s delicious with a chocolate cake mix too!
yummy but way more cakey than I wanted .. gooey butter cake is one of the best things ever and i was hoping for more of a chewyness like the bottom of a gooey butter cake .. .. think im gonna try with melted instead of softened butter .. maybe 2/3 of the cream cheese ..
I’m so stoked to try all these recipes. Thank uou for sharing.
You’re welcome!! Hope you enjoy them!
I used almond extract and just a little vanilla extract and these were the best cookies I’ve ever made!!! And so easy!
I love using almond extract in baking. I’m sure it was delicious! Thanks for sharing what you did. I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the cookies!
I am going to try this recipe for sure. But, I’m going to add some chopped pecans to them and see if they are anything
like Mexican Wedding Cakes. Maybe an improvement 🙂 I will let you know! Although they won’t be as healthy with the processed food…cake mix 🙁 But you have to splurge once in awhile. Who said Mexican Wedding Cakes or anything yummy is healthy, anyway!
Very true! 😉 Hope you enjoy the recipe. You’ll have to let us know how they turn out with the chopped pecans. Sounds delicious!
Finely chopped pecans work well with these
Did it without the powder sugar because I am diabetic but still very good
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for trying it out! 🙂
Made mine with white cake mix and added the rolls to some. OMG these were fantastic. Next time gonna try adding some nutella.
Mmnnnnnn – Nutella sounds delicious with these cookies! If you try it out let me know how it turns out. I would love to hear! Thanks so much for sharing what you did!
Do you think this would work with Lemon cake mix??
Yes!! It would be delicious!!
Should add mix until JUST combined in recipe for novice bakers. My dough is also extremely soft
Hope you enjoyed the cookies!