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Peanut Butter Pudding cookies can make a fun Valentine treat when filled with red and pink M&M candies and chocolate chips.
These cookies will be gone before you know it.
I made these M&M Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies a few weeks ago. I thought they would last the entire week for the kids to pack in their school lunches. I should have known better! We did the same thing when I made these Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies and these Caramel Corn Pretzel Cookies. The kids kept trying to eat these for breakfast. It is full of peanut butter so I guess it is great protein.
For these particular peanut butter pudding cookies, I decided to combine both of those old recipes into one delicious cookie. If you can keep your family from devouring them right away, they would make a great Valentine treat. They are so easy to make, so grab your mixer and a baking sheet and let’s get baking.
You will start by creaming your butter and sugars until light and fluffy. I use my Kitchen Aid for every recipe…I love having my hands free to measure (and instagram). Then start adding the ingredients little by little. This recipe really is a one bowl kind of recipe. Do you like it when you only have one bowl to wash? Yeah, most days I do too!
After your dough is mixed up, you will need to chill the dough. Now quite honestly, you could bake the cookies right away, but they will not be quite as thick and puffy. Give the dough at least 30 minutes of chilling time and then start rolling the M&M Peanut Butter Pudding cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch balls. The dough will be slightly sticky, but it should roll easily. If not, refrigerate it longer. Keep your dough in the refrigerator while each batch is baking.
I like to bake my cookies on a Silpat. It will keep your cookies from spreading out even more. Look at that freshly baked peanut butter pudding cookie. Yes, I know that it looks underdone, but DO NOT bake any longer than 9-10 minutes. I promise you they continue to bake and set up after you pull them out of the oven. I always let my cookies rest about 2 minutes on the tray before moving them to some parchment paper on the counter. For the cookies that are really fat and tall in the center, I gently pressed the centers down with the back of the spatula or a spoon. Not too hard…just enough to flatten it out just slightly.
Store your peanut butter pudding cookies in a tightly sealed container once they are cool. I had one of these 2 days after I made them, and they were just as good as the day I made them. Obviously the kids thought so too. By the end of the 3rd day, all our M&M Peanut Butter Pudding cookies had disappeared! I would call that a recipe success.
I guess I need to find two more of my favorite cookies and try to combine them into another great cookie recipe.
More Peanut Butter recipes you may enjoy:
Peanut Butter Mini Cheesecakes
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Peanut Butter Pudding cookies with peanut butter M&M candies and chocolate chips....great for Valentine's Day treats.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the peanut butter, vanilla, and eggs and beat again. Sift together the pudding mix, salt, baking soda, and flour. Slowly add to the butter mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and M&M's by hand.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. Roll the dough into 1 1/2 balls. Bake at 350* for 9-10 minutes. Cool on the pan for 2 minutes before removing to parchment on the counter. Cool completely. Store in a sealed container for 4-5 days. Makes 48 cookies, depending on the size of your dough balls.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
I just bought a couple bags of those PB m&m candies. They are so good. I can imagine how addictive these cookies are. As always, your photos are just gorgeous! Pink suits you
Aimee @ ShugarySweets recently posted..Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Pink is good, but I’m kind of over it. Life of a foodie I guess. I’m ready to move on to mint and green…pink and chocolate has been happening here since January! Well, in my kitchen and photos anyway.
I love pudding cookies, but have never tried the peanut butter variety. These look so good! I can’t wait to try them!
Alyssa recently posted..Showcase Your Talent Thursday #45
I have tried quite a few pudding cookies, but my peanut butter ones are still the top favorite! You should try them next!
These look SOOOO good!!! Valentine’s day might be the prettiest holiday! Loving all the pink & red!
Emily @ Sweet Bella Roos recently posted..Pin It Thursday
All the pinks and reds are so fun to bake with and to take pictures of! It is a very pretty holiday!
Just one question, what size box of pudding did you add. I know you can buy a larger box and then a smaller one as well?
Whoops I forgot to add that in. Sorry I will fix the recipe right away. You want to use the smaller size box, a 3.4 oz. box! Thanks for asking so I could fix it
Love these! I have a box of pudding mix and a bag of m&m’s sitting on my counter for something similar to this!
Karly recently posted..Red Velvet Brownie Cheesecake Bars
It’s true…great minds think alike! I will be anxiously awaiting another fab cookie creation to pop up in my reader from you!!!
It’s amazing they lasted 3 days! They looks so good! I like your refrigerating the dough tip!
Tanya Schroeder recently posted..Cocoa and Chili Spiced Pork with Cherry Sauce
They would have been gone sooner if the kids had anything to do with it. I can’t take credit for chilling the dough! I have good blog friends who share awesome tips!
They look so puffy and pretty! And I love PB cookies of any kind. Im the only person in the world who’s never made pudding cookies i think. Cake mix cookies, yes, But not pudding cookies. Must change that!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Fruit Seed and Nut Crackers
I was in love with how puffy they were too! It’s all those cookie tips I’m learning from you and Sally! You definitely need to give pudding cookies a try…I think they are my favorites!
The closest I’ve come is these http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2012/01/strawberry-cake-mix-cookies-with-vanilla-cream-cheese-frosting.html and there’s another cake mix one I did that’s chocolate but I do want to try pudding. I use 1 box in my banana bread and no matter what i do to try to NOT use it; that banana bread with pudding is my end-all-be-all go to banana bread recipe! 1 box works miracles!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Fruit Seed and Nut Crackers
I’ve never made pudding cookies either!!!!! Averie, we need to give it a try! Jocelyn – these look amazing!! you know i’m a peanut butter fool. And they look so puffy and perfectly round. a photogenic cookie
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Oh my goodness! Those look and sound so yummy!
Thanks girl! They are my new fav cookie…until I bake another one that is!
Well, you know me and pudding cookies. These may be my favorites!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Chocolate Chip Palmiers and an Indoor French Picnic
Yup, I totally thought of you when I was making them! They are definitely my favorites…for now!
oh my goodness, i would give anything for a warm batch of those right now! so yummy!
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Thanks Teresa! They are a cookie that won’t last long if you make them! And warm from the oven is my favorite way to eat them!
I need some cookie (Valentine) gifts for my teacher friends, these look like they’ll fit the bill. Will have to make a trial batch tomorrow while awaiting the blizzard. Thanks for the great recipe.
These are perfect surviving blizzard cookies! Hope you stay warm and safe!!!
I love peanut butter pudding cookies and peanut butter M&M’s are the best! These need to make an appearance in my kitchen ASAP!
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Oh my goodness! Those look so good! Peanut Butter M&Ms are my weakness….
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I’ve been dying to try peanut butter m&ms in cookies!! These look so great with the pretty valentines day colored m&ms!!
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These look gorgeous. I love the addition of the valentines m&ms. Very cute
Tash @ The Velvet Moon Baker recently posted..Red Velvet Berry Fudge
What a fun treat! My kiddos (and husband) would love them!
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How fabulous these cookies look… perfect for Valentines! I’d love to have you come and share at Super Saturday Show & Tell today
xoxo~ Ruthie http://whatscookingwithruthie.com
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I’m so glad you came to party with me today! Thanks so much for sharing at Super Saturday Show & Tell today… you’re photo’s are amazing!! xoxo~ Ruthie
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Pudding cookies are the best and love using coloured M&M’s.
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I mean holiday M&M’..
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these look so nice!!
would love it if you would share this on my link party – Serenity Saturday
Natasha @ http://www.serenityyou.com
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You can never go wrong with pudding cookies but adding the peanut butter m & m’s puts this recipe over the top!
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I bought a couple of M&Ms yesterday and last night I made chocolate with cherry M&Ms. Now I have to try with peanut butter. I love how yours turned out!
Thanks for sharing and thank you for the lovely comment left on my guest post on Aimee’s blog
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Chocolate cherry M&M cookies sound great! I can’t wait to see that recipe!
My goodness do these look good!!!
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Thank you Joanne.
My favorite way to do cookies is just this side of underdone where they would disintegrate if you don’t let them cool enough….Way to kick-start that craving! Plus, they looks extra-soft and juicy (not literally!).
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I am totally with you on the underdone cookies. They are the best right from the oven when they are falling apart on you! I like the way you think!!!
I really need to try these pudding cookies! Looks delicious!
Holly Lefevre recently posted..Love is in the Air: Valentine’s Round Up
I agree…you need some pudding cookies for sure!!!
Oh Yum! My kids would be so excited if I made some of these for them!
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These are great cookies that would be a big hit with all my nieces and nephews
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I’ve never made these before, so how are these supposed to come out? After 9 minutes they were quite soft and still dough like so I put them back in the oven for another 2 minutes. They are cooling now and look better but still unsure. Can you help?
They will be very soft when they first come out of the oven at 9 minutes. Trust me, you don’t want to bake any longer because they will continue to bake and set up after you take them out of the oven. Baking a few more minutes won’t ruin them, they will just not be as soft.
Thank you for taking the time to share this cookie at Saturday Share With Us, Jocelyn! I hope you’ll come back to share some more tomorrow!
Tanya Schroeder recently posted..Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cherry Filling
Made theses this evening, and is the first cookie I have ever made. They are unbelievable, and I have newfound love for a cookie!
I am so glad to hear that you made them and loved them! They are one of my favorites too!!!
Just wondering, can I chill them overnight!?
Yes, chilling the dough longer won’t affect the baking. I hope you like them!!!