Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Christmas Funfetti Pudding Cookies

DAY 7: Christmas Funfetti Pudding Cookies

Another experiment adding pudding mix to a cookie dough. This festive cookie has vanilla pudding added, along with white chocolate chips and Christmas sprinkles.

NOTE: Be cautious when baking with sprinkles. Some are made to hold their shape when baking, but some melt and dissolve when heated. Unfortunately, sprinkle makers do not always label them as such. If you are unsure, make a test cookie: Remove one scoop of dough from batter before stirring in the sprinkles. Mix about 1/2 tsp of sprinkles into that ball of dough and bake.

If I have extra sprinkles at the end of my baking, I always mark the container so that I know whether they can be baked or not.

RECIPE:

Christmas Funfetti Pudding Cookies

Servings: 36
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1 cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp almond extract (optional)
2 cups flour
1 small box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¾ cup white chocolate chips
½ cup Christmas sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.

In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract on low speed. Add flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low speed until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips. Add sprinkles last and gently mix to avoid crushing the sprinkles.

Use a level medium cookie scoop to drop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Cook 2 minutes on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

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