Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies
Soft and chewy cookies that are coated in powdered sugar to make them extra special.
Servings: 42 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon almond extract, optional
- ½ teaspoon orange extract, optional
- 1 (13.25-ounce) box white cake mix
- ½ cup holiday sprinkles, divided
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Beat the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with a hand mixer. Add the egg, almond extract, and orange extract and mix until combined.
- Add the cake mix and mix with the hand mixer until fully combined. Stir in ¼ cup of the sprinkles by hand. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.
- Once the dough has finished chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a 1-inch cookie scoop to scoop the dough before rolling it into uniform balls. Sprinkle a few sprinkles on the cookie ball before rolling in the powfered sugar until completely coated.
- Place the dough on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2-inches between each.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes, until the edges have set. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for two minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
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Nutrition
Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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