Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

ratherbeswimmin''s Note:

I have made these a gazillon times and sent to my kids daycare. Always a hit.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 10 dozen

• 1 cup butter , softened
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Put butter in a large mixing bowl.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed until creamy.
3. Gradually add brown sugar, sugar, and pudding mix; beat well to combine.
4. Add eggs, and vanilla; mix well to combine.
5. In another bowl, add the flour, and baking soda.
6. Gradually add to the batter and mix well.
7. Add in chocolate morsels and pecans; stir to combine.
8. Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
9. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes.
10. Let cool on baking sheet 3 minutes.
11. Transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.
12. Freezes well in air-tight container up to 8 months.

Reviews

[HisPixie]

Our new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! My family gives it 5 stars all around. I used vanilla pudding and 2 tsps of vanilla extract. I used a medium cookie scoop and got a little over 3 dozen cookies. Oh, and I didn't have enough brown sugar but had some Splenda brown sugar so I used a combination and they were still wonderful. EDIT on 6/28: I used banana cream pudding today--chocolate chip banana cookies! Very good!

[6 pack mama]

This is similar to the recpie I use except: 1. Mine calls for french vanilla pudding- which is SO GOOD! 2. To sift the flour with baking soda before adding it. 3. Add it until just blended -do not over mix. 4. Bake temp of mine is 350, not 375. Sifting the flour, not over beating and lowering the bake temp will result in cookies that are softer -not cakey- and stay soft when stored in an airtight container. Actually I bake mine at 335 (true temp on oven termometer) because I feel even 350 is too high. I also usually press them down lightly before baking so they don't brown on top (which when using this much butter can happen). 9 min cook time works for me in my liquid propane oven at 335. Ever since I found this recipe I am banished from making any other. My husbands coworkers say these are the best doggone cookies they ever had. Ps, nuke these for 8-9 seconds per cookie and they taste like they are fresh out of the oven even several days old (IF they last that long)!

[RavenousRaven]

I am not a big fan of cake like cookies. But they were moist, melted in your mouth and had a unique taste. although I do prefer dense and chewy cookies, this was a hit with everyone else and people were even asking for the recipe.