Death by Butter Cookies

Name: Death by Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 package yellow cake mix; Confectioners' sugar, for rolling

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Death by butter cookies? What a way to go.

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package yellow cake mix
Confectioners' sugar, for rolling

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream cream cheese and butter until very smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add cake mix into creamed mixture. Scoop by tablespoonfuls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
Bake until set, 12-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool; if desired, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 117 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 165mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

This wonderful yellow cake cookie melts in your mouth! I actually stole the recipe from my mom years ago, and it’s now a staple at all family and work events. —Katie Cooper, Madison, Ohio

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