I am doing a Cookie-Thon for a charity event with Skip1 to raise money for schools around the world and feeding programs here in the US! I was asked to participate in sharing a recipe for the holidays and since I’m spending some time with my parents in Virginia, I decided to pull out my Grandma’s old cookbook and find something old school to bake! I flipped to the cookie page and saw “Cream Cheese Cookies.” I thought, hell yeah. 

The ingredients are VERY simple which as you will see, is sort of my style when it comes to baking. I also added cream cheese frosting to top off the cookies! 

I learned after baking my first batch of cookies not to leave them in a ball but instead to press them flat, so it is easier to put the icing on them! I also overbaked my first batch, the recipe said up to 10 minutes but I would say these cookies are good to be taken out of the oven at 8 minutes!

They are certainly not the most beautiful cookies but they taste pretty amazing. The cake mixture gives them a softer texture almost like when cookies are just a little undercooked. It’s that perfect amount of soft and doughy! 

I’ll share the recipe below, I’m sure yours will come out way cuter than mine! 😂🙈

Cream Cheese Cookies:

Cake-mix cookies - light and luscious. They're so easy and quick, you'll bake them often.

Cookie Recipe:

-¼ cup butter or margarine, softened

-1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

- egg yolk

-¼ teaspoon vanilla

-1 package (18.5 ounces) yellow or devils food cake mix

1. Cream butter and cheese. Blend in egg yolk and vanilla.

2. Add cake mix (dry), ½ at a time, mixing well after each addition. (If mixer is used, add last third of cake mix by hand.)

3. Cover; chill 30 minutes.

4. Heat oven to 375°.

5. Drop by level teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet.

6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.

7. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

Cream Cheese Frosting: 

(I halved the amount since I didn’t need all of the frosting)

Frosting Recipe:

-1 ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened

-8 oz cream cheese softened (brick-style, not spreadable)

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-¼ teaspoon salt

-4 cups powdered sugar* (500g)

1. Mix all ingredients and spread the frosting on top of your cookies once they cool down.

Let me know how your cookies turn out! Share some photos in our Facebook group if you make the recipe.