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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.
These were fantastic! I ended up dividing the batter and made one just like the recipe and the other I added a natural strawberry flavoring extract and white chocolate chips. Both were yummy! I’m going to use semi sweet chocolate mini chips the next time in the strawberry version (which actually is our favorite). So good and so easy! Thanks for this great recipe!
You’re welcome!! Thanks for sharing what you did. They sound delicious!
Make these with chocolate cake mix and put an Andes mint on top right when they get out of the oven. Delicious 💚
Made these for family and they were a great hit! I dis use white cake mix and almond flavoring💕
Hi! Looking forward to trying these. Do you HAVE to roll them in powdered sugar or can that be done without? Thank you!
How many cookies does this recipe make?
It makes about 2 dozen (24) cookies.
Can I make these cookies and freeze them?
Yes!
Box cake mixes are shrinking in size like most things we buy so they are now only 13.25 oz.
Does that change the recipe???
I think it should still work fine. But you could get a second box and add 2 more ounces if you want to be exact. I think it’ll still be fine. You’ll have to let us know how they turn out!
I used red velvet cake mix and added milk chocolate chips. My twins, Sam and Sylvia loved them just as much as I did!
Can these be frozen?
Yes!
I make these a lot only I use a lemon cake mix and then I make a lemon glaze and drizzle that over the top. I am constantly asked to make these for work.
Sounds delicious! That’s fun to switch around the flavors. Lemon is a delicious one!
Hi, could you please share your lemon glaze recipe?? Absolutely love anything lemon!!
Here’s a lemon glaze recipe we use on our lemon zucchini muffins… I imagine it would taste yummy drizzled on these cookies too. If you want less lemon flavor, you could start with a little less and then add more to taste.
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp milk
Great recipe, the dough is delicious too! Lol. Im frosting mine with creamcheese frosting. It’s amazingly rich and delicious