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    Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

    By: Jessica · Posted: Jul 22, 2017 · Updated: Sep 24, 2024 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    5 from 4 votes

    Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies made with a Devil’s Food Cake Mix: A spin on the original cookie with a touch of caramel drizzle makes these some of the easiest and best cookie recipes, that are made with a chocolate cake mix! (Along with this Rocky Road Cookies recipe and these Devil’s Food Chocolate Cookies that use a cake mix too, of course!)

    Chocolate Caramel Gooey Butter Cookies

     

    At first, I really didn’t think it could get much better than the original gooey butter cookie. Then, we made the strawberry shortcake gooey butter cookies. I believe I ate 15 of those bad boys in about 3 minutes that day. I swore it was the best cookie I ever had.

    But now… although those are still amazingly delicious… I bring you the ultimate gooey butter cookie: Chocolate Caramel Gooey Butter Cookies. Chocolate and caramel together are a way to my dessert loving heart. Remember the chocolate peanut butter salted caramel toffee cake? My chocolate + caramel love affair was on high alert that day.

    But then we also took things up a notch for Christmas and made these reindeer cookies!

    Ingredients

    With only a few ingredients (and ingredients that you more than likely have on hand), these cookies can be made in a jiffy and last-minute!

    • 8-ounce package cream cheese softened
    • ½ cup (1 stick) butter softened
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 egg
    • 1 devils food box cake mix (we also use this for these turtle cookies!)
    • ¾ cup powdered sugar
    • ¾ cup salted caramel ice cream topping divided

    The ingredients are similar to this Turtle Pie recipe if you find that you have extra and want to whip up something else too!

    Ingredients for chocolate caramel gooey butter cookies

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
    2. Mix together cream cheese, and butter until well blended.
    3. Add in vanilla, egg, cake mix and ½ cup of caramel ice cream topping until combined.
    4. Roll into 1 in. size balls
    5. Roll each ball in powdered sugar
    Rolled gooey butter cookies - chocolate caramel
    1. Bake on a greased baking sheet at 350 for 12 minutes.
    Baked chocolate gooey butter cookies with caramel. This recipe is easy and delicious
    1. Remove from baking sheet and drizzle each cookie with remaining caramel and additional powdered sugar if desired.

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    Easy chocolate cookie recipe with cream cheese, cake mix and powdered sugar

    Caramel Drizzle Tidbit

    Once the cookies have cooled, drizzle on the caramel sauce. (We used ice cream topping to keep things super simple. This didn’t harden, so if you’re looking for something to harden more, melting caramel candies may work better for you!)

    After cooled, drizzle more caramel on to the gooey butter cookies

    Love caramel in your cookies too? This Twix cookie recipe is definitely one to try.

    Mmmm! Chocolate Caramel gooey butter cookie recipe. So easy and delicious!

    They won’t last long, and you’ll eat WAY more than you should. As a mom who loves her children unconditionally and would do anything for them… I still hid this batch and ate almost every single one —without sharing!

    Let chocolate caramel gooey butter cookies cool on the wire rack

    Substitutions

    Although the chocolate devil’s food cake mix is absolutely delicious, you can absolutely switch out the cake mix for your favorite!

    Try red velvet cookies, or even funfetti cookies with a cake mix!

    Oh my WORD! Chocolate Caramel Gooey Butter Cookies! These are so easy, and the caramel drizzle and adding it to the batter takes this original cookie to a whole new level with a chocolate cake mix

    More recipes you’ll love:

    Thank you so much for coming by, and don’t forget to check out the other fun dessert recipes, such as these caramel cupcakes with a caramel buttercream frosting and this chocolate bread and butter pudding.

    Recipe

    caramel drizzling on chocolate gooey butter cookie

    Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

    Jessica Burgess
    Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies: A spin on the original cookie with a touch of caramel drizzle makes these the best cookies ever. At least in our house.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 27 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 30 cookies (number may vary depending on size)
    Calories 122 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese softened
    • ½ cup (1 stick) butter softened
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 egg
    • 1 devils food box cake mix
    • ¾ cup powdered sugar
    • ¾ cup salted caramel ice cream topping divided

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
    • Mix together cream cheese, and butter until well blended.
    • Add in vanilla, egg, cake mix and ½ cup of caramel ice cream topping until combined.
    • Roll into 1 in. size balls
    • Roll each ball in powdered sugar
    • Bake on a greased baking sheet at 350 for 12 minutes.
    • Remove from baking sheet and drizzle each cookie with remaining caramel and additional powdered sugar if desired.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 58mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.7mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

    Keywords chocolate caramel dessert, easy dessert recipe, quick dessert idea
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