Description
These Christmas Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies are a festive and delicious treat that are perfect for the holiday season. Made with cream cheese, butter, and cake mix, these cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with flavor. Roll them in colorful sanding sugar for a festive touch!
Ingredients
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Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 (15.25 oz) box vanilla cake mix
- Red and green sanding sugar or sprinkles, for rolling
- Optional powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Cream Cheese Mixture: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.
- Gradually mix in the cake mix until a soft dough forms. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into balls. Roll each ball in red or green sanding sugar, then place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers are still soft.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Optionally, dust with powdered sugar once cooled.
Notes
- You can switch up the colors for different holidays or roll in powdered sugar for a crinkle cookie look.
- Keep stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 1 hour chilling)
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
