These soft and chewy vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies are a favorite in my family. The pudding mix adds big vanilla flavor and makes the texture amazing. There is a reason these have been a hit for so many years.
Pudding chocolate chip cookies are the perfect mix of soft and chewy. They have big vanilla flavor and lots of chocolate.
There is pudding mix hidden inside that gives them great texture and makes them super delicious. So get your glass of milk ready, it’s cookie time!
To be honest, before this batch I hadn’t had these cookies in years. But there was an era in my family where these were an absolute staple.
Why add pudding mix to cookies?
Adding instant pudding mix to cookies gives them a great, soft texture. Plus it adds to the vanilla flavor in the final cookie.
Of course vanilla is the go-to in this recipe, but you can certainly experiment with other flavors of pudding mix if you want to.
Just make sure you are adding the pudding mix powder without milk, don’t try to make the pudding first.
Why These Pudding Cookies Are Special To Us
My brother, Clint, was one of those kids who was in high school when September 11th happened. He and a bunch of his friends instantly knew as soon as they graduated they would join the armed services.
And join they did. It was one of those moments that made you proud and scared at the same time.
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As soon as he was able to receive care packages, these cookies started getting shipped. There is just something about getting your favorite cookie baked by your mom to make you feel at home no matter where you are.
As things go, we somehow moved off these cookies an onto something else at some point along the way. But I knew I wanted to include them on the blog, so I dug up the recipe and whipped up a batch.
They were just as delicious as I remember them. No wonder he requested them as often as he did.
So now these will be back in our regular cookie rotation. They would be perfect for holiday cookie trays and also much appreciated after school snacks.
Of course they are perfect for care packages as well. A little taste of home goes a long way!
Storage
Cookies can be stored at room temperature for several days. Put them in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
Adding a slice of sandwich bread to the container helps keep them softer for longer. The bread will help keep a higher level of moisture in the container.
These cookies freeze well. You freeze baked cookies for several months in a freezer bag.
You can also freeze balls of dough on a cookie sheet and then transfer the frozen dough balls into a freezer bag. You can bake the dough from frozen, just add a minute or two to the baking time.
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Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ¾ light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups chocolate chips*
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars and pudding mix.1 cup butter, ¾ light brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Gradually add to creamed mixture.2¼ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Stir in chocolate chips.2 cups chocolate chips*
- Scoop about 1 Tablespoon of dough and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
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These sound so good… I can see why they were his favorite!
Was he stationed at Camp Lejeune?
He was for a while!
Thank you!
Chocolate chip cookies are the best. These look so soft and gooey, my favorite, I can see why they were Clint's, or they are Clint's favorites! I've never seen pudding mix added to a baked good like this. I bet it gives great flavor and extra gooeyness to the cookie. I'm passing on your recipe to my daughter, the baker, these look delish!
They really do make for extra soft and chewy cookies… sometimes I use the cheesecake pudding too =)
I'll take 20!! 🙂
Ha! I'll send them your way!
So yummy. My cookie pet peeve is when they are not chewy enough. I would eat them raw if that were appropriate.
I might still anyways…
Cookie dough is always appropriate! I agree completely!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing such a touching memory along with this recipe.
Thanks, Wendy!
Look at all those chips!
Thanks!
Nothing like a good Chocolate Chip cookie!! Thank your sweet brother for his service in the military and remind him, he has the BEST sissy in the whole world!!!
Ha! He may not agree! 😉 Thanks, Andrea!
Clint's birthday is tomorrow. I believe I will make a batch for him. There is a secret ingredient that I usually, but not always, snuck in. I would often add very finely chopped walnuts. He really enjoyed them that way.
He would love that!