These easy Vanilla Pudding Cookies are loaded with two kinds of chocolate chips, M&M’s candies, and sprinkles. The best part about these cookies is that they stay soft for a week…if they last that long.
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Last Sunday I decided to take a break from the craziness and just bake a fun batch of cookies for the kid’s lunches. I used to make pudding cookies all the time, but we haven’t had them in a while. Now I have a feeling these peanut butter pudding cookies need to be next.
I bake best when I can just decide last minute what I want to bake, so I was pretty excited to get in the kitchen and make cookies on a whim.
Into the pantry I went where I found Easter M&M’s that no one has plundered. For the most part our kids know that they need to ask before consuming. Of course, when I’m out of town, everything is fair game. I also grabbed a few random bottles of sprinkles that needed used up.
I figured that these cookies would serve two purposes. 1. Get me away from baking deadlines. 2 Give the kids something different to pack in their lunches.
The only thing I didn’t account for was that they were on spring break all week. There was no need for cookies in lunches. Although my daughter has been munching on one here and there, and I am happy to report that she said they were still soft and delicious a week later.
Gotta love what a pudding mix can do for a cookie!!!
Adding instant pudding to cookie dough adds flavor, but it also adds such a chewy and soft texture. Definitely my favorite kind of cookie!
Another great thing is that you can change out the flavor of the pudding and your mix-ins and create a completely different cookie. Another one of our favorites are these butterscotch pudding cookies. Pretzels and chocolate chips work very well together.
Now that it is a new school week, I should really get back in the kitchen and make some more vanilla pudding cookies. This time they will actually get used in school lunches!
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These easy pudding cookies are loaded with chocolate chips, candies, and sprinkles. Great way to use up Easter candy and fill lunch boxes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 - 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup Easter M&M's
- 2 Tablespoons spring sprinkles
Instructions
- Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
- Stir together the pudding, flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add that to the butter mixture until everything is mixed in.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, candies, and sprinkles gently. Scoop out 36 even dough balls and gently roll into a ball.
- Place the cookie dough on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove them and place on a wire rack to cool all the way. Tap the top of each cookie with a flat spatula to flatten them out slightly. Store in a tightly sealed container.
More fun pudding cookie combinations that our family loves to munch on:
Chocolate Crunch Pudding Cookies
M&M Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies
Vivian | stayaliveandcooking says
March 21, 2016 at 10:29 AMI love the colours of these Easter M&M’s! These sound great: I’ve never used pudding in cookies before 🙂
Wendy says
March 21, 2016 at 5:49 PMSo many smiles in this post, Jocelyn! To get away from baking deadline stress, you relaxed by baking?! I get that. You reached into the cabinet and pulled out “a few random bottles of sprinkles” that needed using up?! Not everyone gets the concept of a sprinkle cabinet! Now I don’t feel so alone. Finally, those chewy, colorful pudding cookies are bound to cause lots of smiles!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
March 21, 2016 at 6:59 PMThese cookies look amazing! I love the m&ms… and sometimes baking for FUN is super important 🙂
Mir says
March 22, 2016 at 7:21 AMThe baking deadlines are always so annoying. Baking cookies just because they’re good is such a good break. These look so good!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
March 22, 2016 at 12:07 PMI love a good pudding cookie! These are so perfect for Easter!
Jennifer says
March 25, 2016 at 1:50 PMHi! I just made these last night and they came out so so delicious but mine didn’t flatten out like the picture :(. I’m not sure what I did wrong. They came out like fat nugget cookies. Any ideas?
Jocelyn says
March 25, 2016 at 2:32 PMI do sometimes tap each cookie with a flat spatula when they come out of the oven, so they are flatter. I usually put that in the directions, but I must have forgotten this time. Thanks for letting me know…I’ll add that to the recipe. I’m glad you like the cookies though.
Erin says
March 26, 2016 at 2:03 PMNo baking powder or soda?
Jocelyn says
March 26, 2016 at 2:59 PMOh, my goodness. Thank you for catching my mistake. I totally forgot to type the baking soda in the list. The recipe has been fixed!! I hope you enjoy the cookies!