Gooey Butter Cookies

Makes about 24

8 ounces cream cheese (1 package)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 18.5-ounce package yellow cake mix
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Add cake mix, and stir until well blended. Roll into 1" balls and then roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Reviews of Gooey Butter Cookies:

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  Emily in Long Island, NY  Dec 26, 2008
Would make this again.
First year I really tried to make a bunch of Christmas cookies. Usually my mom makes them, and most I'd do is help. Now I live with my dad, so I can experiment more. Anyways, this was the 1st cookie I made this season, and we didn't have a whole lot of ingredients as far as chocolate chips or any of the icing stuff for the sugar cookies, so I was just gooogling around looking for a recipe I had everything for. I basically found this by accident, and I gotta say they are really good. I brought a bunch of cookies to work, and out of all the different ones I made (about 5-6 differnt kinds) these were the ones I was asked for the recipe for. I guess they are a little different.

I actually refrigerated the dough overnight anyway, cuz I didn't realize we didn't have the powdered sugar. After reading the other reviews, I realized that not only did it still obviosuly work, but it was easier to use, so I guess it worked out. Looking foward to trying lemon flavored cake, as I love lemon cookies. I will definitely try that one next time. ALso want to find a recipe for that gooey butter cake.

Hope everyone has a great christmas, and hi to Dave, if he reads this, lmaooooo.... he's the one I'm sending this link to :-) five stars

  A cookie baker in Indiana  Dec 23, 2008
Would make this again.
Love these cookies! Made them last Christmas and gave them as gifts. All of my friends wanted the recipe. five stars

  Mallory in Bakersfield  Dec 21, 2008
Would make this again.
I added Chocolate Chips, and it make them just sweet enough....VERY GOOD. Everyone loved them, and asked me to make them again five stars

  Abby in Ontario  Dec 21, 2008
Would make this again.
These cookies are phenomenal. Next time, I'll make them a bit smaller since mine spread a bit, but they were to die for and not bland at all. I used Christmas sprinkles to spice them up a bit. Got rave reviews. Yummy! five stars

  brenda in st.clair,mo  Dec 20, 2008
Would make this again.
These cookies are awesome.I like to use different flavors of cake mix.I sometimes frost them with a powder sugar glaze the same flavor of the cake mix. five stars

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