Super soft, even days after they are made, these Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are the best way to fill the cookie jar! Adding vanilla pudding mix to the cookies not only gives them great flavor, but keeps them nice and soft and chewy.

We love pudding cookies! After you’ve tried these Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies, make sure to also try my Cookies and Cream Pudding Cookies, these Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Pudding Cookies, and my Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies!

We have been on a cookie kick lately. (Actually, I think we are always on a cookie kick!) They are perfect for those days when you are craving something sweet but don’t want put the effort into something complicated.

And while we do like to change things up sometimes, the number one craving in our house, when it comes to cookies, is for Chocolate Chip Cookies.

If it’s the same at your house, then you definitely need this Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookie Recipe.

Pudding Mix Cookies

The idea of putting pudding mix in baked goods is nothing new. In fact, you’ll even see that many boxed cake mixes have pudding in the mix.

And with cookies, it does something magic to them.

Don’t worry – they don’t taste like pudding. But the mix makes them so soft, with a texture that you only get from using a pudding mix.

But the truly magic thing about these cookies is how long they stay soft. No hard or stale cookies the second day. Or the third. I can’t tell you beyond that because they never last that long in our house.

Tips and Tricks

These cookies are super easy, but here are a few tips to ensure they come out perfect every time.

You don’t have to chill this cookie dough (although you could if you really want to), but you do need to follow a few simple rules. I don’t use softened butter like most recipes. I like to halfway melt it, like in the photo above. You don’t want to melt it all the way, but it will be very soft in the center and liquid around the edges. Then, when you add the flour, just make sure you add enough that the dough is almost the texture of playdough. It will still be slightly sticky, but will roll together in a ball really easily. If your cookies are spreading, you’ll need to add a little more flour.
Make sure you are using instant pudding mix, not cook and serve. Only instant will work correctly. And you’ll use just the powdered mix – you don’t make the pudding first.
Feel free to change things up and use different flavors of pudding mix. For basic chocolate chip cookies, I always use vanilla, but you could use any flavor you like!
Store the cookies in an airtight container after they have cooled.
The dough freezes well for if you want some in your freezer for later. For instructions and more information, check out my post on How to Freeze Cookie Dough.
This recipe makes a lot of cookies. But it is easy to cut in half if you don’t need that many cookies tempting you.

More Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Crunch Cookies
Toll House Cookie Recipe

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