What’s not to love about Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies? This is the first time I’ve tried adding vanilla pudding mix into the cookie dough. You know what? These are one of THE BEST chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made! When baked and cooled, they become thin, with crispy edges. The center of each cookie has a soft and chewy texture.
I’ll be the first to admit that I have a sweet tooth. I have quite a few of my favorite “Baking Bloggers” I look. I lust. I “pin“. But, I tend to post more savory recipes than I do baking. This is purely for my own self-preservation, I can assure you.
I have a feeling, my dear friends and readers, that many of you share my love of desserts. My traffic stat reports show me that when I posted my “Incredible Cherry Pie“, that my number of post readers quadrupled! So, there you go. Omni and Paleo Dieters… my hat’s off to you– I would have a really hard time giving up white flour and sugar, forever, and I doubt that I am alone
Thank goodness that I have a young adult son who stands at 6’4″ in his stocking feet. His BMI numbers are really low– essentially, he is very lean, and his doctor told him he needs to gain more weight. The flu and some health issues took a toll on his frame. Now that he’s well, he is drinking protein shakes and emptying out the refrigerator faster than I can stock it! For a mom who loves to cook and bake, this is music to my ears. That I have yet, another one week staycation, for Spring Break, means I can crank up the oven and plug in my stand mixer more often than usual.
Last night, I made a batch of “Rainbow Cookies“. They are, pretty much, a very thick and chewy chocolate chip cookie that is made with melted butter– and they are really good. By this morning, they were all gone. They are a good cookie (of course, they are a Cook’s Illustrated recipe).
I’ve been spotting chocolate chip cookie recipes that uses vanilla pudding mix. When I saw that “Bunny’s Warm Oven” (one of my favorite baking sites) posted these, and she raved about them– I had to see, for myself, what the fuss was all about.
I couldn’t resist buying M&M’s in all the pretty spring colors, so this seemed like a perfect time to put them to good use.
The dough is a bit soft to work with. As a side note, the cookie dough is delicious! My son stole a few spoonfuls, and I admit that I did, too. (The raw egg warnings have never affected us, so far.)
The Best Chewy Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 package Instant vanilla pudding small size
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter 2-sticks, softened
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon water
- 12 ounces chocolate morsels I used colorful M&M chocolate pieces
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, instant vanilla pudding mix, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until it is light and well mixed.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure they are well mixed into the creamy mixture.
- Next, add the vanilla and the water.
- Carefully add the flour mixture to the creamy mixture and bring the dough together, and just as the flour is beginning to be moistened, add has just combined.
- Fold in the baking chips, with a spatula to combine.
- Bake at 370°F for about 10 minutes. (I recommend using parchment paper.) The cookies might not looked baked, but resist the urge to bake them longer. The edges should be lightly brown.
- Allow to cool on cookie sheet 1 to 3 minutes, then remove and cool on racks.
- These cookies will firm-up on the cookie sheet.
Notes
Aha I olive this recipe the cookies look melt int mouth
Sorry my previous comment was soo erroneous and might appear like junk have too many typos..
I jus love this recipe and the cookies look so soft and chewy..Wud love to try them
Your cookies look wonderful Debby and I love the spring M&M's, so pretty! These cookies are THE BEST and I'm so happy you made them and your family loves them as much as we did!!
I bet the pudding gave these the best texture!!