Description
These Christmas Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies are a delightful treat that melt in your mouth, offering a rich, buttery flavor with a hint of vanilla. The soft, chewy texture combined with a light dusting of powdered sugar creates a festive and indulgent experience perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Cookie Dough:
- 1 box of yellow cake mix (15.25 oz)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- For the Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For Dusting:
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, softened butter, and egg until well blended.
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, then add powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, mixing until creamy.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Top each cookie dough ball with a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set but still soft.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Make-ahead: You can prepare the cookie dough and cream cheese mixture a day in advance and store them in the refrigerator.
- Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Substitutions: Use gluten-free cake mix for a gluten-free version or swap cream cheese for a dairy-free alternative if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Sodium: 100 milligrams
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated Fat: 4 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 20 grams
- Fiber: 0 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
- Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
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