Preheat oven to 350F

Mix together cake mix, cream cheese, butter and egg.

Portion into 1 1/2 tablespoon-sized balls (I used a cookie scoop to help with this). You should end up with approximately 20 cookie balls.

Take one ball and flatten it in your hand. Place the peppermint patty on top and fold the cookie dough around the patty to cover it completely.

Repeat with remaining cookie dough.

Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until cracked and no longer glossy.

Cool slightly before serving, or cool completely before packaging for gifts.