Easy 7-ingredient Gooey Butter Cookies! A classic cookie recipe no matter the time of the season. We love these butter cookies year round and you’ll find that they are the perfect dessert to make in a pinch.
I’m not big on using a cake mix for cakes but I do like to use it for cookies once in a while. Sometimes life happens and I need a quick dessert to bring to a party. That’s where a doctored cake mix recipe comes in handy.
Besides, who can deny chewy butter cookies? These are not like the shortbread butter cookies you’ll find in tins at the grocery store during the Christmas holiday season. Instead, these Gooey Butter Cream Cheese Cookies are fluffy and incredibly soft.
I’m a huge cookie fan. Everyone that knows me, knows that I love to bake cookies. Baking cookies is therapeutic for me and help to relieve a lot of stress. Other times, I’m simply craving a sweet dessert and cookies are it for me.
Around my group of friends, I’m known as the cookie lady. Friends gush about the vast cookie recipes I’ve made over the years. Have a look at my cookie index to get an idea.
Every other week I have a friend or someone from Matt’s work asking if I have any new cookies to sample. I don’t even mind them asking because it keeps me busy creating new cookie recipes to share.
I make these Gooey Butter Cookies a few times a year and everyone raves how delicious they are! If you love cream cheese cookies, then try these for an added treat. It’s even easy to adapt this recipe and add in sprinkles, jimmies, new extract flavors, and even citrus juice.
Looking for more cake mix cookie recipes? These Lemon Sugar Cookies are a fan favorite. I love these Strawberry Cookies, and Butter Pecan Cookies, too!
Gooey Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
Topping
- Powdered Confectioners' sugar, to dust
- 1 1/2 cups powdered confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons water (or lemon juice!)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl fit with a mixer, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg until light and fluffy; about 3-5 minutes.
- Carefully incorporate cake mix into batter then mix until combined.
- Cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.
- Place 1/2 cup powdered confectioners' sugar into a bowl. Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookie batter then place onto baking sheet.
- Dip cookie scoop into powdered sugar to prevent cookie batter from sticking to scoop. This will make it easier to work with the dough.
- Sprinkle cookie tops with a little powdered sugar.
- Bake in oven 15-20 minutes or less time for a smaller cookie scoop.
- Transfer cookies to cooling rack. Tap cookie tops with a flat spatula if you want a flatter cookie top.
- In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of water or lemon juice. Mix until smooth then use a spoon to drizzle icing over the top of cookies.
Nutritional information is only an estimate and it's accuracy is not guaranteed to be exact.
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14 Responses
These were really great, I’m baking my third batch tonight! Fast, easy, great addition to a cookie tray for the holiday season.
Glad you like them. I’m a huge fan of the cookies, too!
Awww butter cookies… my favorite. These looks so perfect. I want to grab one right from the screen. Love that they are gooey too. I’m saving this recipe to try.
Well I have to say I have never used boxed cake mix for a cookie recipe, but this sounds like it would be just perfect for a last minute dinner party!! Yum.
These looks so delicious, tasty and easy! We’ll definitely have to give these a try.
Oh my goodness! Gooey Butter Cakes in cookie form. I’ve died and gone to heaven! These sound absolutely scrumptious and SO clever. My family will love these!
Wow, these look so buttery and melt in your mouth delicious! I’m seriously drooling over my screen right now!
They look so tender! Really very tempting.
I am a huge fan of gooey butter bars, so I know I am going to love these goody butter cookies just as much. What a clever idea!! Can’t wait to make a batch.
Drooling over pics. What a great recipe. So many flavors and looks so delicious.
You sold me a “gooey” 🙂 These cookies look delicious, and I’m loving the flavors. These will be great for our annual cookie exchange
Anything with butter in the title sounds good to me! I can’t wait to try these!
Ok so this cookies are so easy to make, perfect recipe for me. The color of them is so vibrant and appetizing!
These cookies look like they just melt in your mouth! I’m drooling over these photos! I’ll be saving this recipe for the holidays! Yuuuummm