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The full proof soft cookie with red, white, and blue candies for a festive look. Not only are these Patriotic Pudding Cookies perfect for the 4th but they taste amazing!
Can you believe summer is here? Alright technically it’s not summer yet but school is out and we are spending most of our days at the pool so it feels like summer to me!
Which means it’s time to start thinking 4th of July! It will be here before you know it and you know I love to go all out with themes. I just post a few days ago over 50 red, white, and blue recipes and I may have a hard time narrowing it down.
All out food on the 4th will either be grilled or themed! I love that these Patriotic Pudding Cookies are themed for the 4th but also love that they are so good and pretty much foolproof to make. The pudding mix makes the cookies so soft!
How to make Patriotic Pudding Cookies:
Start by creaming your butter and sugar together in a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer. Next mix in the egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Now add your dry pudding mix, salt, baking soda, and flour until well combined. I added 3/4 cups of M&M and mix into dough well and use the rest to stop once rolled out.
Allow cooling in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a baking dish with nonstick spray or parchment paper.
Roll chilled dough into balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Place remaining M&MS on top of each cookie. This way when they bake you can see the colors and they are not all hidden away.
Bake for 9-11 minutes and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before allowing to fully cool on a rack.
Do I need to prepare the pudding?
No, for this recipe do not prepare the pudding according to the box directions. You want to only use the dry powder.
Can I skip the chilling?
For these cookies, you must chill. At least 1 hour to get these cookies to bake correct and taste amazing. Trust me the hour is so worth it.
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Patriotic Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter, (unsalted and soften)
- 3/4 cups Brown sugar, (packed)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 Egg
- 1 box Instant vanilla pudding, (3.4 oz - just the powder)
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups All purpose flour
- 1 cup Red, white, and blue M&Ms, white, and, blue M&Ms, 1 cup (divided)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together in a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer. Mix in egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Add dry pudding mix, salt, baking soda, and flour until well combined. Add 3/4 cups of M&M and mix into dough well. Allow cooling in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a baking dish with nonstick spray or parchment paper. Roll chilled dough into balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Place remaining M&MS on top of each cookie. Bake for 9-11 minutes and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before allowing to fully cool on a rack.
Nutrition
Does the whipped topping need to be thawed or do you use frozen?
Sorry that question was for a different recipe! I am making the cookies and another one and got them mixed up.
I am looking forward to trying the cookies – I know my kids will love them!
Haha, it’s ok! What cookies were you looking for?