M&M’s Pudding Cookies

Here’s another cookie recipe that I made for my treat boxes to give out this Christmas. Who can resist M&M’s and white chocolate chips? I’m not sure if the pudding mix is for added flavor or to make the cookies soft and chewy. Either way, these cookies are a sweet treat. Next Christmas, be sure to put some out for Santa! You can most certainly switch out the M&M’s candy colors to suit other occasions to enjoy these cookies all year long.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks of butter (1 cup)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 box (4 ounce size) vanilla pudding mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup green and red M&M’s
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
2. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl.
4. Beat in dry pudding mix. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
5. On low speed, gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended.
6.  Stir in chocolate candies and white chips until blended.
7. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lined cookie sheets.
8. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container at room temperature.