Fill your cookie jar today with some of these Butterscotch M&M Pudding Cookies. Pudding makes them so soft and chewy, and the M&M candies add chocolate and color.
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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 has 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.
As I looked at the dough, it was kind of boring and plain looking. It tasted great, but no visual pop. I am a total color kind of girl. From my outfits, to my jewelry, to every single room in our house…lots of color 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.
At the back of one of the baking cabinets, I found a bag of mini M&M’s. I totally forgot those were back there. They were probably there from these M&M Blonde Brownies or these Nutella M&M Bars. Hhhhmmm…I should probably pull every thing 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. All I found when I went up for food was a plate of crumbs. Cookie success!!!!
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Butterscotch pudding makes these cookies very soft and delicious. M&M candies and butterscotch chips add fun and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 box instant butterscotch pudding mix (3.4 oz.)
- 1 1/4 cups mini M&M candies
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
- 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 at 375 degrees 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.
More delicious butterscotch treats for you to enjoy baking in your kitchen:
Coconut Butterscotch Banana Bread
Butterscotch Apple Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Mir says
Cookies need color, especially in the summer! These look perfect. Butterscotch and M & Ms…might as well be crack! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Haha, so true! 😉 Thanks Mir!
Averie+@+Averie+Cooks says
Pudding cookies with M&Ms would not last around here – they’re a favorite of ours! 🙂 Pinned
Tanya says
Brilliant to put pudding in a cookie!! Sounds delish 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Tanya!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
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! 😉
Krystle(Baking Beauty) says
I love using vanilla pudidng in cookies. Such a great idea to use another flavor. They look SO soft!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Krystle!
Tieghan says
Pudding cookies, butterscotch and M&M’s??? Seriously, you know how to bake one heck of a cookie! I want one! 🙂
Michele @ Alwayzbakin says
Pudding cookies…now that sounds like a genius idea. I need to try these for sure! They look divine.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Michele! 🙂
Emily @ Life on Food says
These are so wonderful looking! Pudding cookies are fantastic. I need to try butterscotch.
Chelsea+@chelseasmessyapron says
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 says
Thank you Chelsea! You’re so sweet! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I’m loving the butterscotch flavor, Jocelyn! And with M&Ms…delish! Wish I had some of these for breakfast!
Mary Frances says
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 says
Thanks Mary Frances! 🙂
Kelly says
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 🙂
Kentuckylady717 says
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 says
Haha! Too funny! 🙂 Let me know what you think of them!
Chels+R. says
I want to make these! I love butterscotch pudding and these just sound fantastic!