Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2012

These are so wonderful. Light and good tasting. A precious cookie that I would love to bring to a tea party. Putting dough in fridge for a bit did help the stickiness. I didn't think they were too sweet at all. Came out of oven on the minute mark of 12. Too soon they would fall apart more easily. Big hit at my husbands work and they are mostly all men.

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AuntE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: East Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2012

Yum! I would agree with another reviewer - it would be best to let the dough sit in the fridge or even overnight. It can be VERY hard to handle - even when I greased my hands! The end result was quite delicious!

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Diane A.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mason City, Iowa, USA

Living In: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2012

I followed this recipe almost exactly. I didn't have powdered suger so I used regular sugar. Also, half of the batch was made to the recipe. The other half, I added 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. The butter cookies were good, but a bit too gooey (almost doughy) to me. I would cook that a few minutes longer in the future, but the taste was really good. The batch with the choc chips and pecans was by far the best though. It added much more texture and flavor and was delish! I am eager to try this recipe again with Chocolate cake and peanut butter chips ... or macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips ... combinations are endless. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Lisa4Dennis

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Carson, California, USA

Living In: Palmdale, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2012

Excellent cookies. The cream cheese adds a nice touch. The cookies are just a tad too sweet so I think I would hold off rolling them in icing sugar next time. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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letiziad

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

I just made these cookies for a get well gift, it was the best gift ever! They were so soft and very different from what I have made before

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mckenzie1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Knoxville, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

This is a simple but tasty recipe! I have tried this recipe many different ways by substituting different types of cake mix, and they all come out amazing!

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CookieMonster

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

I've made these cookies several times now. They're easy to make, and everyone loves them! My boyfriend has brought them to work, and his coworkers won't stop asking him to bring more. A few notes on the recipe: I bake them using Butter Cake Mix instead of Yellow Cake Mix. Last time I baked them, I put the dough in the fridge for about 15 minutes before shaping it into balls. This made the dough easier to work with. If you don't refrigerate it, it can be pretty gooey. So I'd recommend refrigerating it for at least 15-20 minutes (if not longer) if time allows.

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Kate

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Family loved these cookies. Super buttery without being too sweet. Will make these again and after reading some of the other reivews, I will definitely try other types of cake mix. I too didn't refrigerate the dough before I made the cookies (then again, I forgot to roll them & made them sort of a thick, flat cookie) and they came out great. Once I had the powdered sugar on them, they were very easy to work with. I look forward to making these again. Thanks for a great, easy recipe!!

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Loliekay

Home Town: Redding, California, USA

Living In: Sacramento, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2012

Made these exactly per recipe. Baked some plain, some with mini chocolate chips some with Butterscotch chips and finally others with butterscotch chips with crushed almonds. The ones with butterscotch and almonds was by far the best. Baed at 325 (convection oven) for 12 minutes and they were perfect. Definitely will make again and looking forward to using orange cake mix per another review.

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bankroller

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

Delicious and so quick & easy. You only need one bowl! They were light & fluffy with a delicious butter flavor. I followed the directions exactly & sifted some powdered sugar on top after they were done to make them pretty. Enjoy!

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