Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

While contemplating what to bake the other night, I was looking for a recipe that used both cream cheese and cake mix. Initially, I was going to bake Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, which calls for both ingredients, but I wanted to do something different. Googling "Cream Cheese Cake Mix" I found this cookie recipe and baked it yesterday. It is an easy recipe. Warning, these cookies are addictive. Plus, if you happen to have frosting, spread some on top.

Cream Cheese Cookies:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 package yellow cake mix (can easily substitute in chocolate, lemon, or any other kind of cake mix)

Directions:
1. Cream butter and cream cheese together.
2. Blend in egg yolk and vanilla.
3. Add in dry cake mix 1/3 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
5. Preheat over to 375.
6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes of until light golden brown.

Also, here is the Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Recipe, which is fantastic and easy to bake as well.

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake:

Ingredients:

Cake Base:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1/2 cup butter, melted

Filling:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teapsoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Preheat overn to 350 degrees
2. Combine all cake base ingredients and mix well
3. Pat mixed cake base ingreidents into lightly greased 13 x 9 baking pan
4. Prepare filling: beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
5. Pour over cake base mixture in pan
6. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
7. Want center to be a little gooey, so make sure not to overbake it. It is okay if the center is soft because that is how it is suppose to come out.

Enjoy!!!!