CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER COOKIES

CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER COOKIES image

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (8 oz) brick cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (18 oz) box moist chocolate cake mix
1 (12 oz) mini chocolate chips
Confectioner's sugar, for dusting

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix and chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 mins. The cookies will remain soft and "gooey." Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioner's sugar, if desired.