Gooey Butter "Cookies"

If you have ever had the St. Louis born "Gooey Butter Cake", you know it is a decadent sheet cake that is really more like a buttery blondie but more yummy. Well I was given this recipe from a lady in Huntsville when she heard that I loved Gooey Butter Cake. She said this was way more easy to make- and it helped her waistline that the portions were somewhat controlled! HA! (Boy do I understand that!)

I use the quotation marks for "cookies" because they really aren't typical cookies. But the problem is that they aren't cake or brownies either. If I had to describe them, I would say they were more like a tea cake - but with much more flavor!

What is the best part about them? They have limited ingredients and they come together in no time! By using a "Butter Recipe" or "Yellow" cake mix, the mixing process is so much faster and the ingredients are easy to keep on hand. These cookies come out pillowy soft with a little crisp on the bottom. I love them most right out of the oven but they last for a couple of days (IF they arent gone by then!) These are great to make when you are called on at the last minute to make something!

I have heard people say they use other cake mixes for other flavors of these clouds of deliciousness. I don't know because I only make them in BUTTER!

I tried them with both regular butter and Irish butter ( which has a lower water content). I thought they were a "bit" crispier so I thought it was worth it. However either butter is fine!

I hope you enjoy them as much as our family does.