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!