Description
Delight your holiday gatherings with these irresistible Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies! Each bite offers a soft, buttery texture that oozes with sweet vanilla and cream cheese, creating a melt-in-your-mouth experience. Perfectly easy to prepare, they’re bound to become a festive favorite, bringing warmth and joy to any celebration. With a dusting of powdered sugar, these cookies look as good as they taste!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese, full-fat
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually mix in the granulated and powdered sugars until well combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix this dry mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop generous tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets and roll each ball in powdered sugar.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden but centers remain soft.
- Let cookies cool on trays for about 5 minutes before transferring them to wire racks.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg