Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

I don't know if y'all are fans of Paula Deen, but this is one of my favorite recipes from her. 

So easy, so delicious, and yes, so fattening. 

But as one of my favorite sayings goes, "Live's too short to skip dessert." 

(That's probably why I'm doing Weight Watchers now...)

Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

• 1 brick (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
  
• 1 stick butter, room temperature
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  
• 1 box (18 ounces) moist chocolate cake mix
  
• Confectioner's sugar for dusting
  

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon-size balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and gooey. Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired. 

Servings: Makes 2 dozen