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Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies

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Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies
  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 24
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Using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix, these gooey butter cookies can be melting in your mouth in under an hour.
By Jessica Walker
Updated Jul 10, 2018

Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix

Steps

  • 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.

Nutrition

140 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 15g Total Carbohydrate, 8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
9%
Sodium
200mg
8%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
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;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

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