Dessert for 2

Chocolate Butter Cookies

Name: Chocolate Butter Cookies
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tsp vanilla extract; powdered sugar (optional); 1 box (15 1/4 oz) moist chocolate cake mix; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese; 1 egg; 1 stick butter

$22.57for 425 minServes 2

Mix chocolate cake mix with cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and egg, then bake soft cookies at 350 F.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 15 oz$0.45/oz typical	15 oz	$6.86Typical price
	Cream cheese, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical	8 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.29

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

25 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Desserts

Typical price

$5.64 per serving$22.57 for 4

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Ingredients

1 tsp vanilla extract
powdered sugar (optional)
1 box (15 1/4 oz) moist chocolate cake mix
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
1 egg
1 stick butter

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Beat the butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth.
Mix in the egg and vanilla, then stir in the chocolate cake mix until a soft dough forms.
Scoop the dough into small balls and place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the centers are set and the egg is fully cooked.
Cool the cookies on the sheet for 5 minutes, then dust them with powdered sugar if using.