St. Louis Chewy Gooey Butter Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/4 tsp. vanilla

1 package butter recipe yellow cake mix (2 layer size)

1-2 cups confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat the butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in the dry cake mix. Chill, covered for 30 minutes.

Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls into a bowl of confectioners sugar and roll into balls. Arrange on cookie sheets lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.

Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Yields 3 dozen cookies.