Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies

Oh my gosh, these are good and so easy. Use your imagination. I stumbled upon this recipe after realizing just how many cake mixes I had in my pantry. I love the flavor the cream cheese gives it. I’m a chocolate chip fiend, so I used a Duncan Hines French Vanilla cake mix and a small package of chocolate chips.
-Batter is so thick. Hand mixers have difficulty getting through but these are simple and delicious. I made five variations for a family reunion. I’m excited to share them today. Picture are: Chocolate Chip, Turtle (chocolate cake, carmel pieces and pecan) , Red Velvet with dark chocolate and pecans, Lemon with white chocolate and Snickers!

Cook time: 10 Min Prep time: 5 Min Serves: around four dozen
Ingredients
1 box cake mix, any flavor
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 c butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla (optional, depending on flavor)
1 c any add-ins (flavored chips, candy, nuts, etc) amounts can be varied. For chocolate chip I added a 12 oz bag of semi-sweet chips

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add egg and vanilla; mix until well blended. (I used a mixer for this part only.)
2. Stir in cake mix a little at a time until it’s all blended and then add any chips, candy or nuts, as you like.
3. Spoon onto cookie sheer and bake for 10 minutes, until edges are brown.
Last Step: Don’t forget to share!