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lemon gooey butter cookies

Recipe by
Beth Pierce
Old Monroe, MO

These easy Lemon Gooey Butter Cookies are seven ingredient cookies that just melt in your mouth. With the ease of a lemon cake mix these cookies come together quickly and easily. So if you and yours are lemon lovers than this is a must try.

yield 24 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For lemon gooey butter cookies

  • 1/2 c
    butter softened (1 stick)
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese softened
  • 1
    large egg
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon zest
  • 1
    box lemon cake mix (i use duncan hines lemon supreme)
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make lemon gooey butter cookies

  • 1
    Cream butter and cream cheese with mixer until smooth and creamy. Add egg, lemon juice and lemon zest; mix until combined on low. Add the lemon cake mix in three parts mixing just until combined after each part.
  • 2
    Refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
  • 3
    Roll into 1 inch balls and roll through the powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheets covered with parchment paper.
  • 4
    Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool for 2 minutes then remove to cookie cooling racks. When fully cool dust with more powdered sugar.
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