Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe
Wonderfully sweet and light, these from-scratch gooey butter cookies come together in minutes. Made with simple ingredients, they are perfect to bake for Christmas.
Servings: 24 cookies
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Cookie Portion Scoop
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter 113g, room temperature (1 stick) European style recommended
- 8 oz. cream cheese 227g room temperature (1 brick)
- 1½ cups granulated sugar 300g
- 1 large egg 50g, room temperature
- 1 tsp almond extract 4g
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour 270g
- ½ cup powdered sugar 57g, divided
- 1 tbsp baking powder 12g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar together until smooth.½ cup salted butter, 8 oz. cream cheese, 1½ cups granulated sugar
- With the mixer running, add in the egg and then the almond extract.1 large egg, 1 tsp almond extract
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, and ¼ cup powdered sugar together.2¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, ½ cup powdered sugar
- With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry flour mixture to the already creamed mixture.
- Once smooth, remove the bowl from the mixer and cover. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill.
- Line a large sheet pan with nonstick parchment paper. Place the extra ¼ cup powdered sugar (for rolling) in a shallow bowl.
- Once chilled, use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to create a cookie dough ball and immediately roll the ball in powdered sugar.
- Place powdered sugar-covered cookie dough balls on the baking sheet, 6 at a time, and bake for 10-11 minutes. When they’re no longer wet on top and are firm on the sides, they’re done. We prefer them on the shorter cook time so they’re extra gooey.
- Allow to cool on the sheet pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg