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Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick butter, at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Directions
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. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and "gooey." Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.
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By christiecorso
Carmel, IN
on May 08, 2013
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These are so yummy and easy! I made them with my 3 yr old daughter using a strawberry cake mix. She loved the "pink cookies"! They're also good with lemon cake mix. This is a go-to recipe in our house!
By Kalindria
Sierra Vista, AZ
on April 12, 2013
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One of the few cookies I can make with the term "gooey" that actually stay that way. Very good and easy to make.
By anothersgc
VA
on March 12, 2013
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This recipe has been around for at least 48 years. These are called Chocolate Crinkles, and they are less "gooey" and more like a fudge brownie. These cookies are best eaten within a couple of days, or frozen to keep them chewy. I made these out of one of my first cook books, the Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. It is a fantastic cook book that has tons of pictures and all of the recipes were proofed - - both things, of which, are rare even for today.
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