Gooey Butter Cookies

Name: Gooey Butter Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake 10 min./batch YIELD: 5 dozen.

As a native of St. Louis, I wanted to make a cookie version of the famous gooey butter cake. And although many gooey butter cake recipes use a cake mix, these cookies are made from scratch. —Julia TenHoeve, Richmond, Virginia

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, milk powder and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Chill dough 30 minutes or until slightly firm.
2. Scoop level tablespoons of dough; roll in confectioners’ sugar. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 70 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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