1 (8
oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (18-1/4 oz) package chocolate cake mix
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and
fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add cake mix and mix well
(dough will be sticky). Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Roll rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place
2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9 - 11
minutes or until tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing
from pans to wire racks.
The recipe said you could "jazz up" these cookies by placing
a chocolate kiss in the center. I did some of the cookies this way and
then I put Nestle's White Morsels in some. I liked the white morsel
ones better. Jennifer said she liked the chocolate kiss ones better.
Guess neither were too awful as I baked them Friday afternoon and they were
"finished off" by Saturday evening!
Yield: 4½ dozen