Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies made with a Devil’s Food Cake Mix (or any chocolate cake mix you’d like, makes these some of the easiest and best cookie recipes. (Along with this Rocky Road Cookies recipe and these Devil’s Food Chocolate Cookies that use a cake mix too, of course!)
At first, I really didn’t think it could get much better than the original gooey butter cookie. 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 Gooey Butter Cookies.
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
- caramel drizzle for the top if you want a little flair
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mix together cream cheese, and butter until well blended.
- Add in vanilla, egg, cake mix 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 caramel and additional powdered sugar if desired.
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!)
Love caramel in your cookies too? This Twix cookie recipe is definitely one to try.
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!
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!
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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
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies
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 if desired for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mix together cream cheese, and butter until well blended.
- Add in vanilla, egg, and cake mix
- 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
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.
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