Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies

These holiday cookies combine cake mix with cream cheese for an ultra-soft, gooey texture, then get dressed up with colorful Christmas sprinkles.

Let me share these amazing Christmas gooey butter cookies that’ll become your new holiday favorite! Think super soft chewy cookies with festive sprinkles that look like they came from a fancy bakery. I started making these for cookie swaps and now everyone begs for the recipe. Best part? Just a handful of ingredients and they’re way easier than you’d think!

What Makes These Special

These aren’t just any cookies they’re like having gooey butter cake in cookie form! The cream cheese makes them incredibly soft the sprinkles add that perfect holiday touch. They’re my go-to recipe when I need something quick but impressive perfect for last-minute holiday parties or cookie exchanges.

Round Up These Ingredients

- Cream Cheese: Get the full-fat brick kind not spreadable.
- Real Butter: Unsalted and room temp.
- Fresh Egg: Helps bind everything together.
- Good Vanilla: Pure extract makes a difference.
- Cake Mix: Yellow makes the perfect base.
- Powdered Sugar: For that pretty crackly coating.
- Holiday Sprinkles: Red and green make them festive!

Let’s Start Baking

Get Ready: Heat your oven to 350°F line your baking sheets with parchment no sticking!
Mix The Base: Beat those room temp cream cheese butter egg and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Make The Dough: Mix in the cake mix don’t worry if it’s sticky that’s exactly what we want!
Add Some Joy: Fold in those sprinkles gentle now we don’t want the colors bleeding.
Chill Time: Pop that dough in the fridge 30 minutes makes it easier to handle.
Roll And Coat: Make balls roll them in powdered sugar get them nice and covered.
Bake To Glory: About 11 minutes until edges set but centers still soft they’ll finish setting as they cool.