Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies

Who doesn't love an ooey gooey cookie that just melts in your mouth? Priscilla over at Priscilla's Baking Adventures posted an amazing receipe for "Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies" that I am dying to try and thought I'd share with you in case you felt compelled as well.

"Gooey Butter Cookies"
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 yellow cake mix
1/2 c. powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Stir in egg and vanilla. Add cake mix & stir until well blended. Powder sugar your hands well. Roll balls into 1" or 2" and roll balls thoroughly in powdered sugar. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Leave on cookie sheet for 3 minutes or more before removing to cool on wire rakcs.

And just as proof, don't these look amazing!??!
picture courtesy of Priscilla

picture from Priscilla's Baking Adventures 

I'm thinking these would make some amazing cookies for Operation Baking Gals, Round 5. What do you think? Would you make these lovely gems and send them to those fighting for our freedom?

If you like this recipe, you will love my post on holiday cookies. Try your hand at Linzer Cookies and show me how well your's turn out. For Tips on icing cookies, check out Sugarbelle or visit Bridget at Bake @ 350*. And just because I love chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies, here is a great post of me spending a crazy afternoon with my oldest 3 boys baking our hearts out!

Thanks for visiting! Which cookies are you going to make?

Operation Baking GALS: Round 5

This may be Round 5 for most on Operation Baking GALS, but its Round 1 for me and the boys...

What better way to support our troups than by sending them homemade goodies during the holidays. Sure we supported an underpriviledged family too with an Angel Tree Angel, but not forgetting our troups that are fighting for our freedom just seems like a high priority right now. I've joined team Dani's Delightful Darlings lead by Danielle.

So who are we supporting this month?? SSgt McElyea was born and raised in southwest Virginia. He joined the military straight out of high school. He left for his first deployment in January 2008 and is scheduled to return sometime in February 2009. I'm sure being away for the holidays will be difficult for him and his family. His sweet daughter will be missing one very brave father this Holiday!

SSgt McElyea, Thank you for everything you do! Thank you for leaving your family to fight for my family's freedom! In your honor, although it is a small token in comparison, I'm shipping you some yummy Chocolate Crackle Cookies. I can't thank you enough!