Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

 
Ingredients -
1 Cream Cheese, (8-ounce), room temperature
1 Stick Butter, at room temperature
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Box Moist Chocolate Cake Mix, (18-ounce)
Powdered Sugar, for dusting
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. With an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth.

3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

4. Beat in the cake mix.

5. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls.

6. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in the powdered sugar.

7. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.

8. Bake for 12 minutes.

9. The cookies will remain soft and gooey.

10. Cool completely and sprinkle with more powdered sugar, if desired.

 



Cookie Making Tips
Nuts

To keep nuts as fresh as possible after opening the package, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, if possible, or other cool location.


Cookie Making Tips
Whole Food Stores

Nuts and dried fruits may be fresher if purchased at a whole foods store where the inventory gets turnover at a faster pace.

 
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