Description
Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies are a festive easy recipe that turns simple pantry staples into soft, rich, powdered sugar cookies with a buttery cream cheese center. They are perfect for a quick holiday dessert, sweet snack, Christmas party tray, and fun food ideas when you need easy baking recipes that still look special.
Ingredients
1 box yellow butter cake mix
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar, for rolling
3 tbsp red, green, and white sprinkles
Instructions
1. Beat the softened cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
2. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined.
3. Add the yellow butter cake mix and stir until a thick, sticky dough forms.
4. Fold in 2 tablespoons of the festive sprinkles.
5. Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
7. Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls and roll each one generously in powdered sugar.
8. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet and top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sprinkles.
9. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are still soft.
10. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Do not overbake these cookies or they will lose their signature gooey center, so pull them out when the edges are set but the middles still look slightly soft.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
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