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Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are chewy and soft in the best kind of way. This recipe makes a ton, perfect for sharing with friends and neighbors.
Chocolate chip cookies are a topic of great debate in my family. Eric and my dad prefer thin and super crispy cookies – think Tate’s Bake Shop cookies.
In fact, they’re both obsessed with Tate’s cookies. I’ve tried my best to replicate them at home using the published Tate’s recipe and they’re just not the same.
Then there’s my mom’s boyfriend who will pretty much eat any cookie that crosses his path. And this girl, I’m kind of a fan of crisp edges with chewy centers – the New York Times chocolate chip cookie recipe will forever be my favorite chocolate chip cookies.
Needless to say, there’s not a single recipe that meets everyone’s cookie specifications, but come on, we’re talking about cookies here and the truth is, no one really passes them up either.
But if you’re the kind who loves super soft chocolate chip cookies? You have to try these Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies.
WHAT ARE CHOCOLATE CHIP PUDDING COOKIES?
I recently shared my recipe for homemade vanilla pudding and mentioned that I mostly use pudding mixes to bake with.
In fact, I have a tendency to hoard pudding mix and baking chips like my life depends on it.
You just never know when you’ll have a craving for Eclair Cake, Banana Cream Pie Fluff, or pudding cookies.
Don’t worry, pudding cookies aren’t cookies with actual pudding in the middle. It just means that the cookie dough includes a box of instant pudding mix!
WHAT DOES PUDDING MIX IN COOKIES DO?
But like…why? Why add pudding mix to cookie dough?
Pudding mix helps keep the cookies super soft and moist. It does the same thing in cookies as it does in doctored cake mix!
Pudding mix is also a great way to add extra flavor. These Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies use vanilla pudding mix, but I’ve used Oreo pudding in Oreo pudding cookies and even pistachio pudding in pistachio pudding linzer cookies.
HOW TO MAKE THESE PUDDING COOKIES
The nice thing about making pudding cookies is that you mix them up just like most of the chocolate chip cookies you’re already used to making.
That’s right – the pudding mix works all of its magic but doesn’t add any extra steps for you in the process.
To make this particular recipe, you will need:
- 4 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cups Butter, Softened
- 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 (5.1 ounce) box Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- 4 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set that aside.
With a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Then add in the eggs and vanilla, along with the pudding mix.
Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
Grab a cookie scoop and portion out the dough. You can bake it right away or check out my instructions for how to freeze cookie dough. You’ll love having this cookie dough in the freezer for later!
This recipe makes a ton of soft, moist Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies. Bake up a batch and share them with your friends and neighbors!
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 cups Butter Softened
- 1 ½ cups Brown Sugar Packed
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 package Instant vanilla pudding mix 5.1 ounces
- 4 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add in dry pudding mix, eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Using a medium cookie scoop (about 1.5 tablespoons), scoop cookie dough balls onto prepared baking sheets at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on pan for about 3 minutes before carefully removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I love this recipe! These cookies bake up just the way I like them, thick and chewy with crispy edges. I hate flat crispy cookies, these are absolutely perfect!
Sarah-
I am so glad you liked the cookies. Thanks for visiting.
-Jamie
We’re thinking of moving in a year or two, and I’m already worrying about how we’re going to clean out our pantry. Maybe this recipe will come in handy.
Renee-
It was a great help to my pantry and delicious too. I hope you get the chance to try them. Thanks for visiting.
-Jamie
HI Jamie, We are stuck in the Bliizzard of 2015 in NJ and I’d love to make your cookies for the “snow shoveling team” AKA my kids- is the vanilla powder just a large box of instant vanilla pudding mix??? I have several small boxes and their oz is either 3,56 or 3.4 oz- I can combine to measure 5 1/10…. just seemed like an odd number- only have enough to try recipe once! Thanks so much- LOVE your SITE read it everyday :-) The Rieger Family in NJ
Tricia Ann-
The 5.1 oz size is for the 6 half cup serving box. You could weigh it out and combine your smaller boxes. I hope this helps. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you stay warm!
-Jamie
Thanks Jaime- making them today !
Huh, pudding cookies! I never would have thought to add that ingredient. What was the inspiration? Had you done it or eaten it before? What is the difference between a regular cookie recipe? These already look good, but now I’m intrigued to try them! Maybe the football crew this Sunday will be a good test…Thanks for the inspiration!
Heather-
Pudding cookies are super soft and chewy. I hope you get the chance to try them! Thanks for visiting.
-Jamie
@Jamie, that is what I love about them.
I’ve never tried a chocolate chip cookie with pudding! Trying this out soon!
Veronica-
I hope you have the chance to try them! Thanks for stopping by.
-Jamie
I discovered this recipe a couple years ago from allrecipes, and we LOVE them! Best chocolate chip cookies ever! I also add salt (not included in the original recipe). :)
Emily-
I’m glad you enjoy the cookies. Thanks for stopping by.
-Jamie
These look great, Jamie! Hard to beat great chocolate chip cookies!
Robyn-
Chocolate chip cookies are the best. Thanks for visiting!
-Jamie
Love how soft and chewy these look!
Jessica-
Soft and chewy cookies are hard to resist, aren’t’ they? Thanks for visiting!
-Jamie
I just want to sit and eat an entire batch of these right now! Holy cow, they look amazing!
Tori-
I hope you get a chance to try them. Thanks for stopping by!
-Jamie
Looks delicious!!!
Sonia-
Thanks so much, have a great day!
-Jamie