Gooey butter cookies with cake mix taste like cake but faster to bake. Chewy covered with powdered sugar unlike our Cake Mix Cookies with Cream Cheese and just as good made with 5 ingredients.
These butter cake mix cookies can be made with any boxed cake mix you want. We used yellow here but chocolate makes a rich dessert you can even add chocolate chips to. Make in one bowl on a sheet pan this week and share a batch during your Christmas party.
We’re here with yet another cake mix hack!! I know you have tried a few of them already but we just can’t stop. 😉 What is different about these than other varieties we have on our site? It tastes just like butter cake I had at a restaurant near our house back in the day. I mean they had decent food but I went for a slice of this!!
Super dense, savory buttery but sweet just what you want after dinner. Seriously y’all it was beyond amazing. Better than pound cake but I guess if I had to compare it to something it would be that. And like any of our other Cookies Made With Cake Mix use whatever flavor you like. White or yellow will really let the other ingredients shine though.
Ingredient Notes
You are going to use a box of yellow cake mix for your dry ingredients, that is it y’all. The leavening agent is in there, lots of flavor, and best if you can grab the one that says moist on the front.
Butter salted, softened not melted butter is needed to mix in there. Or if you need a dairy free version you can use a vegan plant based stick instead. I’ve found lactose free cream cheese too!
I like to add a dash of either vanilla extract or almond in there for an added warm Fall taste.
Then you are going to want to sit your block of cream cheese on the countertop about an hour before you make this batter so it kinda’ comes to room temperature. This will allow it to be creamy when you mix it all together, nobody wants chunks!
And then you just need one large egg mixed into your large bowl and you are ready to scoop up and on to your baking sheet!!
These chocolate chip Yellow Cake Mix Cookies are even more fun rolled in powdered sugar after they’re prepped. It is not a necessity and you can skip that step all together if you are in a real hurry but you get this pretty crackled look on the top if you do. As with any other cookie dough it is easier to handle and won’t spread so flat if you refrigerate it for a bit too.
Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies Cake Mix Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a medium bowl add butter, vanilla, egg and cream cheese and mix with an electric mixer on medium low until the batter is smooth and fluffy.
- Next, add the cake mix and stir until fully incorporated and no dry ingredients are left. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to stiffen up. Using your hands, grab a small bit of dough and roll into ping pong size balls.
- Now place the balls into a bowl of 1/2 cup powdered sugar (if you want the crinkled look) and roll them around to coat. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper 2” apart, for wider cookies, gently press down on the tops to slightly flatten.
- Place cookies into a preheated oven and bake at 350 F for 9-11 minutes until the edges are lightly brown and cracking.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling. Sprinkle with extra powdered sugar if desired!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Variations
If you want to make this crinkled look you will need 1/2 c powdered sugar to roll the dough in if you want to make them look like our cake mix crinkle cookies.
with Cool Whip
You do need something thick and creamy to make these with boxed mixes. We used butter here as you see but you can use other things like Cake Mix Cool Whip Cookies that use that tub. 😉 Just use a large bowl to mix the dough and a shallow dish for the sugar at the end so you can roll it around to coat well.
with Chocolate Cake Mix
If you did want to use chocolate cake mix or Devil’s food mix they will be incredible too, any flavor will work with this recipe below. I really think if you want to emulate that cake you may have tried too then just stick with yellow and salted Darigold (the best of the best).
with Red Velvet
Once you fall in love with these try our red velvet cake mix cookies too. Perfect during the holidays if you don’t want to mess with food coloring, that one comes in the right shade already. Now jump to recipe below and let us know what you think!
How do you prevent cookies from going flat?
Ever baked goodies and they spread out and just looked sad instead of raised like the ones you see here or at a bakery? That is because the dough wasn’t firm enough and just kinda’ melted on the tray. Even just 30 minutes in the fridge will make a big difference in the look and texture of your batch, it’s worth your time.
I use this tip when making our 3 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies too and it has been a game changer.
If you want them to resemble bite sized Million Dollar Pound Cake bites you could make a simple glaze with powdered sugar with milk and drizzle that over the top.
FAQ
Butter contains both fat and water, which adds moisture while also helping create a tender crumb meaning the cake will be slightly denser and have a more luxurious, melt-in-your-mouth texture compared to those with oil. It is also a great way to make cookies from cake mix like we did here!
You could. In this case we add softened butter and cream cheese to make the dough so it has a butter cake flavor. If making a recipe for cake mix cookies with oil you could melt and slightly cool butter instead which will give them more flavor and create a more tender outcome.
This recipe was absolutely delicious and easy to make! Gooey butter cookies with cake mix.
Your Cake Mix Cookies with Butter recipe is fantastic! So easy and delicious. I appreciate the detailed steps and tips. Baking these cookies was a breeze, and they turned out perfectly. My family loved them. Thanks for sharing this sweet treat idea!
I love to bake cookies every weekend! So easy to make!
I love butter cake, really enjoyed these. I love that it’s low ingredients and easy to make.
Was absolutely delicious and tasty! Love it!
Wow! My kids loved this for sure! So good. Thanks for sharing this with us
I love making boxed cake cookies. They’re so easy and really delicious too.
My middle son used to make cake mix cookies. I used to get cake mixes for free with coupons.
Amazing
I love buttercake. These look so good I’m going to have to try them.