I stole this recipe for Very Valentine Pudding Cookies from crazyforcrust.com. These festive cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day. First butter and sugar are creamed together with an electric mixer. Then vanilla, an egg, water, cocoa powder and chocolate pudding mix are added. Next in a separate bowl flour, baking soda and salt are whisked together. The wet ingredients are added before folding in M&Ms and sprinkles. After refrigerating the dough, the cookies are baked with additional sprinkles and M&Ms. These cookies are a perfect way to refill an empty cookie jar.
Line a cookie sheet with silicone mat or parchment paper. First cream ½ cup butter, ⅔ cup packed brown sugar and ¼ cup granulated sugar in a stand mixer. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla, 1 egg and 1 tbsp water.
Then add 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and 3 oz box Instant chocolate pudding mix and mix until smooth.
Whisk together 1 ¼ cup flour, ½ tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt. Next add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Then fold in 1 ¼ cups Valentine’s M&Ms and ¼ cup Valentine sprinkles.
Scoop ball of dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Press a few more M&Ms on top. Cover with plastic wrap and then chill the cookies for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a second cookie sheet and place cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or closer to 11-12 minutes. Cool cookies on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Once cooled, drizzle with melted candy melts for additional decoration.
Enjoy these pretty cookies for Valentine’s Day.
If you liked this recipe for Very Valentine Pudding Cookies then you can also try Red Velvet Cookies, Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies, Homemade Toaster Strudels, Strawberry Bundt Cake or Red Velvet Cream Cheese Thumbprints.
Very Valentine Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 oz box Instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 ¼ cup AP flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cups Valentine’s M&Ms
- ¼ cup Valentine sprinkles
Instructions
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Line a cookie sheet with silicone mat or parchment paper.
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Cream butter and both sugars in a stand mixer. Mix in vanilla, egg and water. Add the cocoa powder and pudding mix and mix until smooth.
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Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the M&Ms and sprinkles.
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Scoop ball of dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Press a few M&Ms and sprinkled on top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the cookies for at least 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a second cookie sheet and place cookies 2 inches apart. Press each cookie dough ball slightly with the palm of your hand. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or closer to 11-12 minutes.
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Cool cookies on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Recipe Notes
Dough must be chilled first before baking.