Chocolate Gooey butter cookies

To thank my neighbor, I made these cookies for her. I can make them quickly and they are sure to please. I usually add white chocolate chips or Reese Pieces (I added Reese pieces to this batch). I do not dust them with powdered sugar either - just because I don't want the added mess and step.

Paula Deen's recipe for Chocolate Gooey Butter Chocolate cookies:

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 stick butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and "gooey." Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.