Funfetti Gooey Butter Cookies
I LOVE these Funfetti Gooey Butter Cookies! They are SO soft, made with cream cheese, butter and Funfetti Cake Mix. You will make these over and over again!
Ok y’all.
Sometimes you just need a cookie to make you happy. Because sometimes it’s perfectly ok to eat your feelings.
I speak from personal experience.
MY OTHER RECIPESAlso, can we just talk about people who won’t eat cake mix for a quick second…Yep, I know you’re out there.
And really, I appreciate you. I really do.
But these cookies can’t be made without it.
If you want a cookie with sprinkles that doesn’t include cake mix check out these, or these, or these these and these.
But today we’re getting down and dirty and making super yummy Gooey Butter Funfetti Cookies.
Because they can’t be Funfetti without cake mix. That’s a true fact. AND I made a short little video to show you just how easy they are!
Are you fully on board?
I started with a box of Funfetti, Cream Cheese and some Challenge Butter…
Use that whole box of cake mix.
Oh, and I added some extra sprinkles into the dough to amp up the colorfullness. Yep, that’s a word.
Honestly how gorg is that cookie dough? And talk about tasty!
Form the dough into balls and roll in powdered sugar…
See?
Totally pretty and soft and squishy and yummy and perfect…
I ADORE these cookies!!
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup Challenge Butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 box Funfetti cake mix (15.25 oz)
- ¼ cup sprinkles
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- In bowl beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth, add in egg and continue mixing, scraping sides as necessary.
- Add in the cake mix and beat until combined and finally stir in extra sprinkles.
- Chill dough for about an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350° Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place on prepared baking sheet 2" apart and bake for about 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes and then transfer to wore rack to cool completely.
You might also want to check out my Strawberry Gooey Butter Cookies…I used virtually the same recipe and method, just a different flavor cake mix!
Or these White Chocolate Butter Bars….
Or even my Cookie Dough Gooey Butter Cake…
*I was either compensated and/or provided product for this post by Challenge Butter, but all opinions are decidedly my own. I am a huge fan of Challenge Butter!
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124 Comments on "Funfetti Gooey Butter Cookies"
Sometimes a cookie does make everything just a bit better!
These are “happy” and delicious looking cookies. I would love one with a nice cup of coffee. That certainly would brighten the day. Blessings, Catherine xo
You have to love the extra sprinkles.
I bet these babies just melt in your mouth! They look so good! Pinned! 🙂
I’m such a gooey butter cake fan. I’ll take it in all forms, please!
I have only had gooey butter cake once, but it was amazing! I know I would love these!!
Super cute and easy! I love that you added extra sprinkles. What a fun cookie!
Love anything with sprinkles! Must get my hands on a funfetti cake mix!
These are TOO cute! I love the sprinkles 😀
I WANT THESE COOKIES!
When I was younger, I was a total cake mix snob but these days, I am all about the cake mix. I’ve got a cake mix recipe on the agenda today!
Love these cute sprinkle cookies!
Definitely not funfetti without cake mix! Love these cookies, I’d snatch them up in a heartbeat.
These look so yummy! I’m going to have to give them a try while my son is home from college. Thanks for sharing!
Real life confession: I used to (ok sometimes I still do) buy cake mix solely to eat straight from the box as a snack. It’s just so good and I’ve never been able to recreate it on my own. I cannot WAIT to make these!
Would this work with yellow cake mix and sprinkles? I was thinking red, white, and blue for Memorial Day =)
Oh yes! That’d be great!
Pillsbury makes a White Cake Mix as well, if you wanted to add in the red and blue sprinkles or any other color, based on the holiday!!!
P.S. First batch in the oven right now…we can’t wait to try them.
I make these this weekend and they turned out great. Definitely a keeper.
I just made these for Independence Day! I called them firecracker cookies bc they look like the colorful exploding firecrackers.
Oh what a great idea!!
I made these tonight and they turned out wonderfully! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I made these and my family loved them! Thanks 🙂
I wasn’t crazy about these cookies just because they were not as sweet as I had hoped but my girlfriend and mom loved them. If you’re a sugar addict like me I would consider adding more sugar to the dough but if you’re looking for more of a biscuitty flavored cookie these are perfect.
I wanted more sweetness, too. A light glaze frosting made them even better!
Is there a substitute for the brand of the butter?
Sure! You can use any brand!
Took these to work and to a picnic. They were a hit! I frosted with a light glaze (just powdered sugar and milk) for a little sweetness.
What a great idea!!
I need to do something for a breast cancer fund raiser and would like to use only pink sprinkles. Can I use a white cake mix (instead of funfetti) and add pink sprinkles?
sure!
Did not care for this cookie….sorry 🙁
how would you store these? Do u need to refrigerate them? And up to how many days will these be good for? And lastly is it ok to use red velvet cake mix instead?
I store them airtight at room temperature. And yes, red velvet would work fantastically!!
Do we need to refrigerate them? An how long will it last when stored in a container?
Do we need to refrigerate these and how long do they last for when stored?
Nope, you don’t have to refrigerate these…although you certainly could. Just store them airtight for up to 3 days.
I did not care for this recipe.
I found these on pintrest and decided to try them. Let me just say that the whole batch was gone in ONE day! My family loved them! Even my husband, who hates cream cheese and is super picky about his sweets. They keep asking for more! I’m making 2 batches today 🙂
These cookies are easy and delicious. Rolling them in powdered sugar before baking gives them just the right amount of sweetness. Thanks for sharing!
Made these cookies today and everyone loved them!!! I will definitely have to make them again. Thanks for the amazing recipe
I just made these and they are more of a cakey consistency rather than gooey and dense (like I was expecting). Did I do something wrong?
What is “challenge butter?”
It’s a brand that I like 🙂
Is it just regular butter? Salted? Unsalted? We don’t have this brand in my area.
You can use either! It’s a taste preference, but I used salted. If you use unsalted, you might need to add a 1/2 tsp salt to the dough.
These funfetti cookies look so yummy. Definitely have to make some soon. Pinned
This recipe is almost an exact replica of Paula Deen’s Gooey Butter Cookies…
I’m making my second batch of these!! If it was up to my family I would’ve made a second batch immediately after the first! We all loved them.What UI found was if I do exactly 10 minutes they come out like a gooey butter cake, if i let them stay just a few minutes longer like 4-5 they come out cakey,I love them both! Thank you for the recipe,definitely a keeper and so easy…I actually made them the second time without looking at the recipe,although i did double check to make sure i didn’t leave anything out..lol…Happy Thanksgiving!
What if I can’t find challenge butter?
You can use any brand you like!
Any salted butter will do.
I just took the first batch of these out of my oven and I’m TRYING to not eat the entire sheet of cookies! These are sweet, gooey, wonderfully colorful little bites. Will be making these for the Christmas tray, with red and green sprinkles. Delish – thank you!!
My daughter’s favorite food group is colored sprinkles. Cannot wait to make these cookies. Thanks!
Do I have to add the powdered sugar on the outside? I thought I had some, but turns out I don’t! And walmart is out of the question on Thanksgiving!
Ha! I am sure they will be fine without, but not quite as sweet.
If you have regular sugar you can put it in a food processor and make it into powdered sugar, or just roll it in the regular sugar, that works too
Is that unsalted butter? I can’t wait to try these!
I most always use salted, but unsalted would work fine!!
If I were to not use the cream cheese in this recipe, should I substitute it with something else (more egg or butter..?) or is leaving it out entirely okay?
I wouldn’t use this recipe if you plan on omitting the cream cheese. Use this recipe of mine that is an all butter cut out cookie. It’s a great recipe! http://cookiesandcups.com/cut-out-sugar-cookie-recipe/
I made these this past weekend for my family’s annual cookie bake and man oh man were they YUMMY! They came out so soft and perfect. I will definitely make these again in the future.
Made these to give away to neighbors for Christmas. Took all my strength to not eat them all. So good.
I just made these cookies. They were easy to make and delicious to eat. Thank you. I will try your other recipes.
I just made this for a christmas goody basket… SO good!
These are soooo yummy! And yes these Are just like the “Paula Deen gooey butter cookies” like Gen S. Mentioned. OR…..(maybe hers are just like yours) ^-^ either way…. Yum. Love your sight. I enjoy your recipes.
First time baking these ive seen them a lot lately and i have to say they are delicious . i sprinkled i little powdered sugar on them once they were cool because i did not use the 1/4 cup of sprinkles ( i thought it was just too much for my taste ) and they werent that sweet , it did the trick for me !
i was wondering if u could freeze these cookies…thanks!
I never have, but I am sure they would be fine!
This may be a stupid question, but do you need to use the ingredients from the cake box as well?
Nope!
I made these cookies this week. Loved them!