Description
Indulgent Christmas Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies bring festive cheer with rich cream cheese and powdered sugar. Seasonal bakers can delight in this simple, classic dessert that warms hearts during holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 8 oz (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup holiday sprinkles (plus extra for rolling)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar (for coating)
Instructions
- Creaming: Whip butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until achieving a silky, aerated texture with no visible lumps.
- Liquid Integration: Blend egg and vanilla essence into the creamed mixture, ensuring smooth and even incorporation without overmixing.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold cake mix into the wet ingredients, creating a uniform dough and delicately stirring in holiday sprinkles for festive flair.
- Chilling Preparation: Encase dough and refrigerate for one hour, allowing flavors to develop and mixture to solidify.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease to prevent sticking.
- Cookie Shaping: Form uniform dough spheres using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, rolling each ball first through additional sprinkles, then generously coating with powdered sugar for a winter-inspired appearance.
- Baking Process: Arrange cookie spheres on prepared sheets, spacing two inches apart, and bake for 8-10 minutes until edges set while maintaining a tender, gooey center.
- Cooling and Serving: Rest cookies briefly on baking sheet for structural stabilization, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve immediately or package in festive containers for seasonal gifting.
Notes
Manage Moisture Perfectly: Avoid overmixing dough to prevent tough cookies; blend ingredients just until combined for that signature soft, gooey texture.
Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigeration isn’t optional – it helps cookies hold shape, intensifies flavors, and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
Powdered Sugar Technique: Roll cookies generously in powdered sugar right before baking for a beautiful snow-dusted appearance and delicate sweet crust.
Customize Dietary Needs: Swap cake mix with gluten-free alternative and use dairy-free cream cheese and butter substitutes to accommodate various dietary restrictions without compromising delicious holiday essence.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg