Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies

Hand holding a butter cookie with icing.

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This recipe for simple to make Kentucky Butter Cake cookies is easy to follow and so delicious. Made with a cake mix, these cookies have the amazing, buttery flavor of a Kentucky butter cake and topped with a sweet glaze.

Prep Time5

Cook Time8

Total Time13

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: kentucky butter cake cookies

Servings: cookies

Author: Heather Seeley

Ingredients

Cookie

1 box golden butter cake mix or yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon butter extract

Glaze

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, butter extract, and butter. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of dough and place on prepared baking sheet. Make sure to place the cookie dough balls about 2-inches apart.
Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes. Let them cool for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. (They may look a little under done but will be fine once they cool.)
Make the cookie glaze by placing the granulated sugar, butter, vanilla, and water in a small saucepan.
Warm over medium-low heat. Make sure to whisk while the glaze is warming. Heat until the sugar dissolves.
Spoon the glaze over the cooled cookies. Let the glaze set for about 5 minutes before serving the cookies.

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Notes

Make sure to let the melted butter cool a little bit before mixing it in with the eggs. If the butter is too hot, it might scramble the eggs.

Be careful not to over bake these cookies. Check them at 7 minutes of baking time. The cookies might not look completely set but they will be perfect once they cool.

Let the cookies completely cool before spooning the glaze on top. You will also want the glaze time to set, about 5 minutes before serving.

This recipe will make about 18 cookies.

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