Fill your cookie jar today with some Butterscotch Pudding Cookies. The pudding makes them soft and chewy, and the M&M candies add chocolate and color.
If you love baking with candies, check out our M&M cupcakes or M&M cookies.
Last week we went to a picnic with some friends. Picnics + Friends = Baking Fun! Any chance I get to bake and get rid of the sugar from my kitchen is definitely a good day! Plus, hanging out with awesome friends is always so much fun.
I realized that it had been a while since I made cookies. Pudding cookies are one of my favorites because they are so soft and chewy. These Butterscotch Pudding Cookies never last long when I make them.
So, as I looked through the boxes in my cupboard, I kept coming back to the butterscotch. I absolutely love butterscotch, but I just don't use it enough. That's going to change starting now.
These cookies are amped up with butterscotch pudding and butterscotch chips.
The dough was kind of boring and plain looking as I looked at it. It tasted great, but no visual pop. I am a total color kind of girl. From my outfits to my jewelry to every room in our house, there are many colors everywhere. So, I love including lots of color in my baking, too. Back to the cupboards to see what could be added to the cookie dough.
I found a bag of mini M&M's at the back of a baking cabinet. They were probably there from baking M&M blonde brownies or these Nutella M&M bars. Hhhhmmm...I should probably pull everything out more often. Who knows what else I have purchased and forgotten about?
Adding M&M's to the cookie dough added just enough color and chocolate to balance out the butterscotch flavor.
It's a good thing I ate one before we left for the picnic. When I went up for food, all I found was a plate of crumbs. Cookie success!
Recipe
Butterscotch Pudding Cookies
Butterscotch pudding makes these cookies very soft and delicious. M&M candies and butterscotch chips add fun and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 box instant butterscotch pudding mix (3.4 oz.)
- 1 ¼ cups mini M&M candies
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pudding mix. Slowly add to the butter mixture. Stir in the candy and butterscotch chips by hand.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Do not over bake!
- Leave on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before removing to a wax paper lined counter. Let cool completely. Makes 40 cookies. Store in a sealed container on the counter.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 40 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 147Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 76mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
More delicious butterscotch treats for you to enjoy baking in your kitchen:
Coconut Butterscotch Banana Bread
Chels+R.
I want to make these! I love butterscotch pudding and these just sound fantastic!
Kentuckylady717
Making these for sure...love butterscotch anything......you make me so hungry when I read your blog 🙂 And I just ate before I got on here......
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha! Too funny! 🙂 Let me know what you think of them!
Kelly
I love soft pudding cookies and the butterscotch flavor is one of my favorites! Love the pop of color from the M&M's - that's the best when you find forgotten ingredients that you can use in cookies 🙂
Mary Frances
True that! I can't help but put MnMs in boring desserts ... or sprinkles. I just need it to look fun! One, for photos, two, to get rid of at functions and stuff 🙂 Pudding cookies are the best and I have a butterscotch kiddo who would flip for these! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Mary Frances! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I'm loving the butterscotch flavor, Jocelyn! And with M&Ms...delish! Wish I had some of these for breakfast!
Chelsea+@chelseasmessyapron
I love pudding in cookies, and all your other additions to these cookies make them absolutely perfect! I love how bright your photos always are - so pretty!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you Chelsea! You're so sweet! 🙂
Emily @ Life on Food
These are so wonderful looking! Pudding cookies are fantastic. I need to try butterscotch.
Michele @ Alwayzbakin
Pudding cookies...now that sounds like a genius idea. I need to try these for sure! They look divine.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Michele! 🙂
Tieghan
Pudding cookies, butterscotch and M&M's??? Seriously, you know how to bake one heck of a cookie! I want one! 🙂
Krystle(Baking Beauty)
I love using vanilla pudidng in cookies. Such a great idea to use another flavor. They look SO soft!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Krystle!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
That's always the biggest compliment for a baker -- to find nothing but crumbs on a plate! 😉 I need to start making more pudding cookies too. Your butterscotch M&M ones look absolutely fabulous! After chocolate chip, my favorite cookies growing up were the jumbo-sized M&M sugar cookies grocery store bakeries sold. I'd pick out all of the M&Ms and eat them separately. Such a crazy kid! 😉
Tanya
Brilliant to put pudding in a cookie!! Sounds delish 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Tanya!
Averie+@+Averie+Cooks
Pudding cookies with M&Ms would not last around here - they're a favorite of ours! 🙂 Pinned
Mir
Cookies need color, especially in the summer! These look perfect. Butterscotch and M & Ms...might as well be crack! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha, so true! 😉 Thanks Mir!