Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies

Using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix, these gooey butter cookies can be melting in your mouth in under an hour. MORE+ LESS-

By Jessica Walker

Updated July 10, 2018

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2

cup butter, softened

1/4

teaspoon vanilla

egg

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix

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1

Heat oven to 375°F.
2

In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with spoon until well blended. Stir in vanilla and egg. Add cake mix; stir until well combined.
3

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
4

Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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