gooey butter cookies

Name: Gooey Butter Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix (can substitute yellow or French vanilla); 1 stick(s) butter; 1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 package(s) cream cheese, room temp (8 oz); 1 - egg; - powdered sugar (for rolling dough into)

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Vonna Pauls

Trenton, TN

Updated on Oct 21, 2025

These cookies are so easy to make and everybody loves them. It's fun to experiment with different cake flavors, too. We've made these with coconut cake mix and added coconut flakes as well.

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These cookies are easy to prepare and MUCH easier to enjoy. If you love a gooey butter cake with the gooey layer... this is the cookie version of that layer. At first, we thought we underbaked the cookies, but we were wrong - they are perfect. We love the crunchiness on the outside and the gooey inside. Powdered sugar is the perfect topping. Everyone is going to love these!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 2 Hr 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 24 cookie(s)

Ingredients

1 box Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix (can substitute yellow or French vanilla)
1 stick butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package cream cheese, room temp (8 oz)
1 - egg
- powdered sugar (for rolling dough into)

How To Make gooey butter cookies

Step 1

Combine all ingredients with electric mixer until well blended. Chill dough for 2 hours.

Step 2

Roll into balls (about walnut size). Roll balls in powdered sugar.
Step 3

Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.
Step 4

Dust with powdered sugar when completely cooled.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 209kcal, carbohydrates: 19g, cholesterol: 183mg, fat: 12g, fiber: 0g, protein: 7g, saturated fat: 6g, sodium: 279mg, sugar: 10g, unsaturated fat: 6g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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