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Delicious Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies topped with powdered sugar, perfect for festive occasions.

Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies

These cookies are soft, rich, and slightly tangy, made with cream cheese and cake mix, rolled in powdered sugar for a classic look and extra sweetness.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients
  • 1 box vanilla or yellow cake mix Use a standard 15.25 oz box
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened Make sure it's softened for easy mixing
  • 1 stick butter, softened Should be at room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Optional, but enhances flavor
  • Powdered sugar for rolling Used to coat the cookies before baking

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and softened butter until smooth.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until combined.
  4. Slowly pour in the cake mix and stir until a thick, sticky dough forms.
  5. If the dough feels too sticky, chill in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes.
Baking
  1. Scoop out dough into balls and roll them generously in powdered sugar.
  2. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each.
  3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The edges should look set but the centers should remain soft.
  4. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

Notes

These cookies can be frozen both as dough balls or baked cookies. To freeze dough balls, scoop and roll them in powdered sugar, then freeze for 1 hour before transferring to a freezer bag. Baked cookies should cool completely before freezing.