Puddin Cookies; because Puddin sounds cooler than Pudding (Recipe Post)

Post by The Grumpy One

So this was another recipe that excited me, not to make, but to totally play with the recipe.

Originally this was supposed to be a  neat little peppermint pudding cookie with peppermint kisses for Christmas time, but lets be honest, 1. I am in the military and get stationed  in different places so the chance of finding certain special ingredients like limited edition peppermint kisses and pudding is impossible, and 2. If you make the recipe like that, they are only valid as a Christmas cookie which limits the making to a 30 day period.

So feel free to play around like I did, but here are the ingredients I used

1 Cup of Butter, 1 Cup of Sugar, 2 Cups of Flour, 2 Eggs, 1 Cup of Butterscotch Chips, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 package of Jello Pudding, and Kisses.

So start out by preheating the oven to 350 Degrees.

Now the original recipe says to mix butter in electric mixer blah blah blah, so I am a busy person that didn't start this recipe until late so I... Put the butter in the microwave to melt it, then added everything but the flour and kisses.

If you do it the lazy way like I did, you can mix it by hand in a matter of seconds.

Once it is mixed together, mix the flour in slowly.

This is the only step I will tell you to do properly like this because from experience, if you add it all at the same time, it will take forever to mix it all properly.

So no matter how long you think it will take, mix the flour in at about half a cup at a time.

It has been a while since I have mentioned this but, use parchment paper on the cookie sheet.

The reason for this is easy clean up, easy prepping for multiple batches, and you do not have to use butter or anything else to make sure the cookies wont stick.

Put tablespoon sized balls about 2 inches apart since they will spread.  Put them in for 10-12 minutes or until the edges brown. As soon as they come out, put the kisses on top to melt.

This recipe makes about three dozen cookies.  Like usual, I didn't keep them far enough apart so just use a knife to seperate the second they come out.

Overall these are an interesting little cookie.  They almost taste like a regular sugar cookie but a little extra flavor.  If you try these, please post on here and let me know what kind of pudding you used and if it did or didn't work well.