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Butter Pecan Cake Cookies
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Butter Pecan Cake Cookies Recipe

This Butter Pecan Cake Cookies recipe is an easy cake mix cookies recipe perfect for kids snacks and family dessert!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

  • 15.25 oz butter pecan cake mix
  • cup all purpose flour
  • cup oil
  • 2 Tablespoons sour cream
  • Sugar for pressing cookies
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 cups powdered sugar it really depends on your taste, i like mine sweet!
  • Pecans can use chopped pecans also

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, flour, oil, sour cream and eggs. Mix well. Dough will be thick and stiff and possibly sticky.
  • Scoop tablespoon sized dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Use the bottom of a glass, dipped in sugar to flatten cookies to about ¼ thickness.
  • Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • When cookies are completely cool, frost.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese in a bowl until mixed well. Add vanilla and sugar and beat until mixed well, scraping bowl down if necessary.
  • Frost cookies with a generous dollop of frosting and top with a whole pecan.

Notes

Makes 30-36 cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g