Anything “cookies and cream” is always a favorite for us. These Cookies and Cream cookies have oreos folded into the dough plus an oreo pudding mix for a cookie-lovers paradise. One bite and you’ll see why this is one of our most popular cookie recipes (and why it’s been the #1 cookies and cream pin on Pinterest for years!).
If you’ve made pudding cookies before, you already know the secret! Adding the dry pudding mix keeps these cookies soft and chewy for days. No chilling the dough and no mixer required, just a big bowl, a sturdy spoon, and about 25 minutes.
While this cookies and cream recipe is amazing, it’s not our only popular pudding cookie recipe! Don’t miss our Lemon Cheesecake Pudding Cookies, M&M Pudding Cookies, and of course our Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies.
Reader Review: I always get asked for this recipe every time I make them, they are delicious! I was bummed because I couldn’t find cookies ‘n cream pudding in the stores anymore, but I just used vanilla and crushed a few Oreos and they were just as good. – Lara
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Perfectly Soft and Chewy: The oreo pudding mix is the “secret ingredient”. It keeps the cookies soft for days (not just the day you bake them!).
- No chill time required. These come together so quick! The dough goes straight from the bowl to the baking sheet, no chill time necessary.
- Oreo flavor in every bite. There’s oreo pudding mix in the dough, chunks of oreo folded in, and white chocolate chips in every bite.
- Reader favorite. Consistently rated 5-stars and shared thousands of times on Pinterest.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Cookies and Cream Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
- Flour: Regular all-purpose flour (no special flour needed).
- Baking soda: helps the cookies rise and spread properly.
- Butter: softened and at room temperature (not melted). If the better is melted, it will cause the cookies to spread and be too flat.
- Brown Sugar: Adds moisture to keep the cookies nice and chewy.
- Granulated Sugar: Helps with the structure for cleaner edges and less spread.
- Cookies ‘n Creme Instant Pudding Mix: You need the dry mix straight from the box (do NOT prepare the pudding with milk!). The powder goes straight into the dough. If you can’t find Cookies ‘n Creme pudding mix, vanilla or cheesecake pudding mix both work as substitutes.
- Eggs: necessary to bind the dough
- Vanilla extract: meant as a flavor enhancer. You can use imitation, but we prefer pure vanilla extract if you’ve got it.
- White Chocolate Chips: Adds a little “cream” to the cookies and cream flavor. White chocolate chunks or a chopped white chocolate bar work, too.
- Oreo Cookies: coarsely chop the cookies into larch chunks (rather than fine crumbs) for the best texture and biggest bites of Oreo. Note: Don’t remove the cream filling from the oreos, either. Leave it in!
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Cookies and Cream Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together and then add pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda with a whisk then add it to the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and Oreo cookies. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven until cookie tops barely have a touch of brown (do not over bake).
Tips for Success
- Use room-temperature butter and eggs. Cold butter won’t cream well, and melted butter will make the cookies spread thin.
- Chop the Oreos into large chunks. Big pieces give you a bite of Oreo in every cookie. If the pieces are too small (or are just crumbs) they’ll just disappear into the dough.
- Don’t overmix. Like any cookie, avoid overmixing for the best texture. In fact, we’d recommend making these babies the old-fashioned way: by hand!
Variations and Substitutions
- Swap the pudding: readers have suggested using vanilla or even cheesecake flavored pudding with great success.
- Swap the white chocolate: If you don’t like the flavor of white chocolate, you can swap it out for semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate pieces.
- Make them festive: quite a few readers have mentioned that they love using holiday-themed oreos (like red creme at Christmas time) for a more festive, colorful cookie.
Storage and Freezing
If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these cookies and cream cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:
- Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature.
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
- Freezer (dough): You can freeze precooked cookie dough for cookies later. Just scoop and freeze for 30 minutes, and then transfer to an airtight, freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before cooking to bake at a normal time, or add an extra 2-3 minutes if cooking from frozen.
- Freezer (baked cookies): To freeze cooked cookies, let them cool completely before you put them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
NO! Use the dry pudding mix as a powder, straight from the box. Do not make it according to the package directions.
Adding prepared (wet) pudding will make the dough spread too much and bake incorrecting.
We use Instant pudding mix for the best results in this recipe.
They’re soft and slightly puffy thanks to the pudding mix, with a chewier texture rather than a crisp one.
Nope! Leave the cream filling in. Just chop the Oreos up into large pieces and fold them in, filling and all.
Yep. You can make the dough up to 24 hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate, then thaw on the counter for about 30 minutes before baking.
You bet! Roll the dough (or scoop it) into balls, freeze on a baking sheet until solid, then transfer to a freezer safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months. You can even bake them straight from frozen (just add 2-3 minutes to the bake time).
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Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 (4.2 ounce) package Cookies 'n Creme pudding mix, (do not make according to package directions – you just need the dry pudding mix)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cup white chocolate chips
- 15 oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together and then add pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda with a whisk then add it to the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and Oreo cookies. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven until cookies tops barely have a touch of brown (do not over bake).
Notes
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Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
My husband would love these! Cookies and cream is his favorite flavor of ice cream. These look delicious!
These cookies look divine! I love cookies and cream anything – I cannot wait to make these!
Thank you so much for your kind words about my Lemon Cake & Sugared Strawberries – and for featuring it this week! I love visiting the sisters every week!
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YUM! My favorite cookie recipe has vanilla pudding mix—I LOVE how moist they are. I will have to try these!!
All I have to say is….HEAVEN! These babies are going to make me the cookie exchange party WINNER!
omg, they use to sell these at Great American Cookie and they stopped. I have looked for a recipe for these for about 2 years. Can’t wait to make! Thanks for sharing!
These are absolutely delicious,I am so surprised. I usually hate anything with chocolate but no these are great 😀 thanks so much
can’t wait to try these, thanks for the recipe!
Yum!!!!!! So good! I am sampling one fresh from the oven right now!
Loved them. Made for a cookie exchange tonight. Was looking for something unique!
Help! I don´t live in the US and I don´t know where to buy cookies and cream pudding. Perhaps I can search for the recipe, but can you tell me the quantity.
Thanks in advance.
Just wondering if I am supposed to prepare the pudding mix (add the milk) before putting them into the creamed butter, or do I just put the dry mix in?
@ katerina- Just dump the dry pudding mix in! No prep needed! 🙂
@ Jim- Hi! I use the 4.2 ounce box of Jell-o Brand Cookies and Cream pudding mix- it’s just a dry mix, not the wet gooey pudding. 🙂 I have been searching online for a recipe for the “dry pudding mix”, but I haven’t found anything! I am so sorry! If I ever find anything, I will let you know!
Is the pudding supposed to be the instant type or the “cook on the stove” type? Thanks
anything cookies & cream is my downfall! Thank you so much for posting, can’t wait to make these 🙂
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I made these today but with the Christmas oreos which have red frosting and they were sooo fun! They were speckled red and white, which was an absolute treat for the season 🙂
I guess I’m the minority here. I love oreo cookies and the recipe made me drool so I gave these a shot. They were good but not great or to die for. They we soft which was appealing to me but that’s all the good I can say about them. They aren’t pretty to look at either. My DH referred to them as “ashtray cookies”. Thank you for the recipe though! It was worth a try. 🙂
Thanks Camille! Our cookies turned out fabulous!!!
Would you say that these are the chewy kind of cookies or the puffy kind? I’m not a fan of cakey cookies but im not sure what to look for?
@Anonymous- I am not sure how to describe these cookies . . . they are incredibly soft (from the pudding) . . . maybe more like a puffy kind?
@Kandy- I am so sorry that I missed your question! To be honest, I can’t remember if it’s instant or cook and serve. I know that at my grocery store, there was only one box of cookies and cream pudding, so that is what I used. I want to say that it’s instant. Next time I am at the grocery store, I will double check!
Have a Merry Christmas!
Added these to the cookies I make for Christmas. They were delicious. Though I may put less oreo cookies in next time.
Just saw these on pinterest. I’ll definitely have to try these!
I made these after I stumbled upon them on Pinterest — a new favorite in our family!!! THanks for sharing 🙂
YES. MAKE THE MIX!!!
I’ve made these a couple times now and I think the key is to use vanilla pudding mix. It adds more sweetness that pushes them over the edge! It also helps to make them really big so they come out more chewy than crisp.
It has been raining all weekend so I decided to make these cookies and they were delicious! Nice and fluffy. I used 1 row of Oreo cookies from the package at the advice of another commenter and they still turned out fine in my opinion! I could probably eat all of the cookies today if it keeps raining!
Note: I added the dry pudding mix to the creamed butter/sugar mix as mentioned below. 1 row of Oreo cookies is 13 cookies.
I just make these and used Sugar Free french vanilla instant pudding mix since my town didn’t seem to have the cookies and cream mix. I think they turned out delightful!
Made these yesterday but made my own changes.
1. Used dark chocolate instead of white chocolate chips. Let’s face it, dark chocolate is just better.
2. Used 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup of Greek yogurt. Made it creamy and healthier.
3. Good luck finding cookies and cream pudding mix. I used cheesecake and it was awesome.
Thanks!
We love your changes for a healthier version of this cookie! Thanks for sharing this with all of us! -The Six Sisters
I made these a couple of days ago and they’re delicious! I used red cream Oreos to make them more festive. They’re so rich that next time I may cut out some of the chocolate chips. Thank you for the great recipe!
I am so bummed. I was so excited to make these cookies since my friend had brought some over. I searched high and low for the pudding mix and finally found it. I mixed up the dough, put in the first bat h and realized they weren’t spreading at all. then I realize I was supposed to make the pudding mix. I’m very disappointed the directions weren’t clear with this step. I tried to salvage the dough by adding the milk after but it was a total loss. ugh
No, don’t make the pudding! There are enough wet ingredients in this recipe for cookies, by adding milk you are making a batter-like texture and won’t bake/spread right.
So do I make the pudding or just add it dry? and also, do I take the cream out of the oreos or leave it in?
How much dose it make
Hi Ellie, this recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies.
I always get asked for this recipe every time I make them, they are delicious! I was bummed because I couldn’t find cookies ‘n cream pudding in the stores anymore, but I just used vanilla and crushed a few Oreos and they were just as good.
I followed the instructions seemingly to-a-T but the cookies came out a little spongy. Should there be salt in the recipe or is there another suggestion from those who were successful?
Thanks!
Hi! I absolutely love these cookies! One question; I’d like to make these for a large group of people but won’t have time to have them fresh. Can I make the sough 2 days before and chill it?
Thank you!
You should be ok to chill the dough. Be sure it’s covered well in an airtight container. You may want to set it out at room temp for about 30 minutes before cooking. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog!! Good luck feeding the crowd!! 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂
Made these and won a cookie contest today!
Congratulations!!! That is so fun.
Thank you so much for the recipe just made theses for Christmas and I have to say they are amazing
OMG these were amazing! Made a batch, for my husband and I….and being the good Dad that I am, wrapped some up for our adult daughter. We all loved these!! Unfortunately we had to use the Vanilla pudding dry mix, but honestly these were the best darn cookies I’ve ever made, thanks to you. I ended up freezing a dozen, for moderation – LOL.
@ the “Anonymous ” user who referenced these looking like “ashtray” cookies, didn’t your mama teach you that if you can’t say something nice….don’t say it? Kind of a crass unthoughtful comment. I made these just as written and they were beautiful, liked just like the first 2 pictures! These will be my go to cookies from now on. Yummmm! ?
Thanks Gary! So glad you like them! 🙂
This recipe is amazing! I found it like 5 years ago on Pinterest and have made it for every holiday and family event since! Every time I make it, I have a new person ask me for the recipe! Thanks for sharing!
PSA ALERT: BEST COOKIES I HAVE EVER MADE. BEST ANYTHING I HAVE EVER MADE OR EATEN.
I am not joking. These are the best things I have ever eaten. My favorite food. I have made them countless times and have never had a bad batch. I am in high school and started making them in 7th grade. You cannot mess up this recipe. My friends beg me to make them at every event! I gave someone the left over cookie dough once and they cried. I’m not messing around. Hands down best things on earth. If ur skeptical, don’t be. PLEASE MAKE THESE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO IT. I don’t care if you have to spend $20 at the food store. Do it. Make them. Eat them.
Hi Lucy. This is definitely the cutest and funniest comment we have ever received. We need to hire you to promote our recipes. Ha Ha! We all know that if OREOS are in the recipe that it has to be amazing. (We are OREO lovers). Tell your friends we say thanks for begging you to make these over and over again! Have a terrific week and best of luck with a new school year starting. And keep up the baking!!
I made these for a work event and everyone LOVED them!! I doubled the batch and used one Oreo cookie pudding mix and the same amount of cheesecake pudding mix (weighed 4.2 oz). I also only added 3 cups of white chocolate chips instead of 4 cups. They were amazing and definitely sweet enough with a great texture!! I will absolutely make them again.
Thank you!
My daughter and I can’t wait to make these cookies! Do you remove the cream filling from the Oreos before using them? We are having a debate about that. ?
Thank you!
You will want to leave the cream filling in the cookies.
These cookies turned out great. I used vanilla pudding powder and they are amazing. I made them for a potluck but I’m not sure they will make it there…
These cookies are so good that I am entering them into our annual cookie contest at work. I decided to reduce the white chocolate chips slightly and increase the Oreos slightly after my first batch, but they were good the original way as well.
Hi Rachel. You can never have too many Oreos!! Ha Ha! Good luck with your cookie contest!!
I made these cookies at home. My kid and his friends like them very much!
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You can buy the “Oreo” pudding at many stores, like Walmart, Raleys, Winco, even Amazon. Not hard to find at all?
Tried these cookies for the first time tonight! They were so yummy and soft! This recipe is a keeper for sure! Thank you!
Hi Blair. We are so glad you loved the Cookies and Cream Cookies. They are one of our favorites. Have a terrific week!
First of all, great recipe! I make these all the time and my friends and family love it!!
I just had a quick question – how far in advance can I make the dough and refrigerate?
I have an event on Sunday night and I have a lot of things to bake so I want to make it some time during the week.
Love these cookies so much! This is my favorite cookie recipe yet! Everything on six sisters stuff is to die for! THANK YOU for being the best bakers around!! I have some dough left over because I wanted to make another fresh batch later. Can you freeze the dough and bake again? Thanks!
Hi Maddie. We have not made the dough and frozen it. I’m not sure if the Oreos would turn soft after freezing and then thawing. I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer for you. I can’t imagine it being that soft because when you cook the dough it would set up the Oreo chunks again. Let us know if you give it a try. Have a safe week.
These cookies are so good! I was a little nervous because the dough was very dry and clumpy (I think my butter needed to be softer) but they still taste amazing. They taste just like a Hershey’s Cookies and Cream candy bar…yummy!
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
We usually use salted. But either works great. Whatever you have on hand.
When you say “stir in” is that using an electric mixer or stirring in by hand/wooden spoon?
Can I chill the dough ahead of time?
These cookies don’t need chilling, so you could make the dough and chill it. But maybe let it set out before cooking.
Usually by hand with a wooden spoon.
These were fantastic. I was trying to find cookies and cream cookie recipes but they all called for cornstarch which I didn’t have any. So this pudding mix recipe was awesome because I had some vanilla mix on hand! My toddler and I messing whipped these up sans the white chocolate chips because i didn’t have any. My father came over and demolished half of them. They are SO good, right out of the oven and room temp! Thank you for the awesome recipe. It’s going in my recipe folder.
These are one of our favorite cookies too! We are go glad to hear that you enjoyed them!
I was looking for a recipe to cheer up my friend, and I saw this and I thought “it’s perfect!” Then I tried it and I thought they have this down to a magical science! I’ve never had a better cookie!!! I did change a few things though,
1. Cheese cake pudding (I was out of vanilla and cookies and cream pudding)
2.white chocolate chunks and milk chocolate ( I was out of white chocolate chips)
3. I accidentally added the flour into the wet ingredients too early
But even with those strange changes it turned out the best batch of cookies I’ve ever had, made, or eaten! Thank you so much for inventing this! I’m ever grateful!
I plan on making these today! Is the pudding instant or cook and serve? Does it matter?
Thank you!
We use instant pudding for this recipe!