Description
Festive Christmas Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies deliver pure holiday magic in one delightful bite. Rich cream cheese and powdered sugar create a melt-in-your-mouth experience you’ll crave all season long.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box (15.25 ounces / 432 grams) yellow cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese, softened
Binding and Flavor Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating and Decoration:
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup holiday sprinkles (red and green, optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure easy cookie removal and prevent sticking.
- Blend cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl until achieving a smooth, uniform consistency, using an electric mixer for best results.
- Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract into the creamy mixture, stirring until fully integrated and creating a uniform base.
- Gradually introduce the yellow cake mix to the bowl, mixing thoroughly until a soft, tacky dough develops with a characteristic gooey texture.
- Gently fold holiday sprinkles into the dough, distributing them evenly to add festive color and subtle crunch throughout the mixture.
- Create powdered sugar coating by placing sugar in a separate bowl, then use a cookie scoop to form dough balls and roll each completely in the white sugar.
- Arrange sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them approximately 2 inches apart to allow proper spreading during baking.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for set edges and characteristic crinkled tops while maintaining a soft, tender center.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for several minutes to stabilize, then transfer to a wire cooling rack for complete cooling.
- Serve at room temperature, pairing with milk or hot cocoa for a delightful holiday treat that showcases their signature ooey-gooey texture.
Notes
- Choose room temperature cream cheese and butter to ensure smooth, lump-free mixing and better incorporation of ingredients.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough cookies; stop mixing once ingredients are just combined for a tender texture.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling if it feels too sticky, which helps control shape and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- Swap yellow cake mix with gluten-free alternatives for celiac-friendly version, maintaining the same gooey consistency and delightful flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 36
- Calories: 162 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 109 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg