Pistachio Pudding Cookies

I’m about to blow your mind – take that pudding mix that’s been sitting in your pantry for way too long and turn it into COOKIES. Yep – pudding mix makes for some insanely good cookies. They come out super soft, with the perfect chewy texture. The best part? You can make them pretty much any flavor you want, just by changing the pudding mix you use.

I love pistachio, as does my dad, and these were made as a bribe for him helping me paint the new house. While the house we bought is pretty turn-key, the paint colors in there were tragic. Bright green, dark brown, bright purple – not really our vibe. So we’ve been hard at work repainting the entire place and enlisting the help of anyone willing to pick up a paint brush. So, naturally, I’m baking lottts of bribe treats these days.

Making the cookies

These are one of my new favorite recipes because they are QUICK. Just combine a few ingredients in a bowl, whizz it all together, bake, and enjoy! These no need to chill the dough beforehand, so the prep work is a breeze.

The components of these cookies are:

• butter
• sugar
• flour
• eggs
• pudding mix
• baking soda
• vanilla

To get these perfectly round cookies, roll your batter into roughly 1 tbsp balls. It’s a pretty sturdy batter, so you should easily be able to roll it in your hands (or use a cookie scoop). Space balls 1.5-2 inches apart so they have room to spread, and bake! Let them cool completely before enjoying, and store them in an airtight container at room temperature.

Other cookie flavor options

If pistachio isn’t your style, swap for vanilla pudding for a delicious, soft vanilla cookie. Chocolate pudding mix would make for a rich delight, and cookies and cream pudding would make for a killer cookie as well. Sky is really the limit!

You can also change up the flavor with some fun mix-ins. Pistachio pudding mix has pistachio chunks in it, so these have little bits of pistachio throughout. I also opted to add dark chocolate chunks to half the batch, since I love the pairing of dark chocolate with pistachio. I mixed some chunks into the batter, and studded the tops as well so there would be chocolate in every bite.

Pistachio Pudding Cookies

Jacklin Altman

These soft and chewy cookies are made with a box of pudding mix, so you can change the flavor to anything you want. They’re fluffy, packed with flavor, and easy to whip up whenever you need a sure-to-please dessert. Yield: 24 cookies.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24

Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing Bowls
• Stand Mixer
• Baking Sheet
• Oven

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 3.5 oz package pistachio pudding mix
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Dark chocolate chunks optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F
• In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat to combine thoroughly
• Add flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt and beat the entire mixture until a uniform dough forms
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls (1 tablespoon of dough) and place on a prepared cookie sheet (I prefer silicone baking sheets because they're reusable and super durable) about 2 inches apart
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the bottoms are just slightly golden brown
• Let cool completely on cooling rack and ENJOY! Store in airtight container at room temp for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 136mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 256IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dessert, chocolate, cookie, cookies, vegetarian, chocolate chip, pudding, pistachio

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