Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
Say hello to your new favorite soft chocolate chip cookie recipe - Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies! They are so good with this not-so-secret ingredient - instant vanilla pudding mix!
Let me reintroduce you to one of my good 'ol standby cookie recipes: the Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Yes, I know that sometimes I like to get all fancy on you with my chocolate chip cookies and I brown my butter, put some sea salt on them, make them teeny-tiny, make you chill the dough before you bake them, or add brown butter AND toffee to the dough.
The secret ingredient to these cookies is nowhere near fancy. It's, you guessed it, a package of instant vanilla pudding mix. The pudding mix adds delicious vanilla flavor and results in super soft cookies that disappear in minutes!
Jump to:
SUMMARIZE & SAVE THIS CONTENT ON
Ingredients
Unsalted Butter - Provides richness and flavor while creating a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Granulated White Sugar - Sweetens the dough and helps the cookies spread and develop lightly crisp edges.
Brown Sugar - Adds moisture and a deeper caramel flavor thanks to its molasses content, making the cookies chewier.
Eggs - eggs keep the cookies chewy, and help bind the dough together.
Vanilla Extract - this adds even more vanilla flavor!
All-Purpose Flour - I always use unbleached all-purpose flour in my baking.
Baking Soda - this helps the cookies get nice and puffy.
Salt - this helps enhance the flavors of the cookies.
Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix - Adds extra moisture, softness, and a subtle vanilla richness that keeps the cookies tender for days.
Chocolate Chips - Bring bursts of melty chocolate flavor and texture throughout every bite. I like using mini chocolate chips, but I have made these using dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips, too.
Please refer to the recipe card for the complete list of ingredients.
Variations
Different Pudding Mix Flavor - You can do so many things with this recipe as far as flavor combinations. You could do chocolate pudding with dark chocolate chips or peanut butter chips, banana pudding with butterscotch chips, butterscotch pudding mix with chocolate chips, or even pistachio pudding with white chocolate chips!
Different Chips - I like using mini chocolate chips, but I have made these using dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips, too.
Different Add-Ins - you can add things like nuts, white chocolate chips, sprinkles, shredded coconut, or toffee.
Make Them Festive - You can make them into a Christmas cookie, Valentine's cookie, or Halloween cookie by folding in festive sprinkles.
Expert Tips
Cream the Butter Completely - beat the butter and sugars 2-3 full minutes until light and fluffy. This traps air and makes cookies softer and thicker.
Use Room Temp Butter - Too soft makes these cookies spread and become greasy. Properly softened butter holds structure and gives better lift.
Don't Over Bake - Pull them when edges are set but centers look just a bit soft - they finish cooking on the hot pan.
Storage - store cookies in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days.
Recipe FAQs
It adds modified starches that hold moisture, giving cookies a thicker, softer, bakery-style texture that stays fresh longer.
Store airtight with a slice of bread, and slightly underbake to lock in moisture.
Yes! Vanilla, chocolate, butterscotch, cheesecake, banana, and pistachio all work, just pair mix-ins to match the flavor vibe.
Yes. I find it easier to freeze the dough balls, so I form into cookie dough balls, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and freeze for 1-2 hours. Then I place the frozen cookie dough balls into a plastic freezer bag or freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months. Just add 1-2 extra minutes of baking time.
No - only instant pudding mix will work due to the modified starches.
Other Pudding Mix Recipes to Consider
If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating on this recipe below and leave a comment, or take a photo and tag me on Instagram with #greensnchocolate.
Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 2.9 ounce packet instant vanilla pudding
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
- In medium bowl, combine flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
- Whisk together to combine.
- In large bowl with electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, and then add the vanilla, beating until combined.
- Gradually add in flour mixture, beating until combined.
- Finally, stir in chocolate chips with wooden spoon.
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, place dough balls onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 8 to 10 minutes. I found the perfect baking time for my oven was 9 minutes to get that lightly brown edge.
I love the way you shot these! So cute!
These look super yummy! I really want to try them.
I've never thought to add pudding mix to a cookie recipe - and I'm loving this idea! Cannot wait to try it - and those plates are too adorable!
I love a good pudding mix cookie! These look irresistible!
they DO look suuuuper chewy and soft and delish!