M&M Pudding Cookies Recipe

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Published: June 11, 2021Updated: October 12, 2021Author: Momma Cyd
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M&M pudding cookies are extremely soft and chewy! The perfect texture for cookies. They are the best pudding cookies around!
M&M Pudding Cookies Recipe

This M&M pudding cookies recipe is one of our favorite family desserts for after dinner. They are an absolute treat (and sometimes a tool for bribery)! 😉 

M&M Pudding Cookies on cooling rack

These M&M cookies are one of our more popular dessert recipes. I mean who doesn’t like cookies filled with M&M’s and chocolate chips?!

Make these up with the kids for a fun after school snack or they are always a winner at any bake sale. These pudding cookies are all around amazing, so be sure you make them and keep some for yourself. 

If you have more pudding you’d like to try in cookies, take a look at our Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies Recipe, Lemon Cheesecake Pudding Cookies Recipe, and don’t forget the Patriotic M&M Pudding Cookies for your 4th of July parties!

Ingredients for M&M Pudding Cookies

Ingredients Needed For This M&M Cookies Recipe:

  • Unsalted butter 
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Egg
  • Vanilla extract
  • Flour
  • Instant Vanilla pudidng mix
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Chocolate chips
  • Mini M&Ms

How To Make This M&M Cookies Recipe:

To begin making these delicious M&M cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

stand mixer mixing together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar

Then, in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. 

Adding eggs to cream mixture

When that has been combined, scrape down the bowl and add in the egg and vanilla extract, and continue mixing the dough together. 

Once all of the wet ingredients are combined, scrape the bowl again and then add in the flour, 3 tablespoons of the vanilla pudding mix (no not the whole packet!), baking soda, and salt. 

Stir everything together until the dough is completely combined. 

Adding M&Ms and Chocolate Chips into cookie dough

After all of the other ingredients have been added, pour in the chocolate chips and mini M&Ms. 

Mix them in by hand with a spatula to make sure the M&M’s don’t break apart before they bake. 

M&M Pudding Cookie Dough on Sheet Pan

Then, roll the cookies into 1 ½ inch balls or use a medium size cookie scoop. 

Place the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake them for about 10-12 minutes, or until they are baked through and then edges begin to slightly golden. 

Once they are done in the oven, let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes.

M&M Pudding Cookies on cooling rack

Now just serve and enjoy!!  

To Make The Best Pudding Cookies Recipe You Will Need:

  1. Large mixing bowl
  2. Hand mixer
  3. Wooden spatula
  4. Cookie sheet (THESE are great!)
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Best Flour to Use for these M&M Pudding Cookies:

There are a few different types of flour that you can use when baking or cooking. Do you know what they all do or when to use them? 

If not, check out the Food Network’s list of Different Flour Types. It gives you all the information you’ll need on all the different types of flour. 

We typically use all-purpose flour for our cookies. 😉

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Serves: 24

M&M Pudding Cookies Recipe

We love all kinds of cookies, but sugar cookies rank right up there with these M & M pudding cookies.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 3 Tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1¼ cup mini M&Ms

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Then add flour, pudding mix, baking soda and salt. Stir well until combined. Then add chocolate chip and M&M's.
  • Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls or use a medium cookie scoop. Bake 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Let cool on cookie sheet for about 10 minutes.

Notes

  • We typically use all-purpose flour for these cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 188 kcal · Carbohydrates: 28 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 19 mg · Sodium: 99 mg · Potassium: 19 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 165 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 26 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Hand mixer
  • Wooden Spatula
  • Cookie Sheet

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Adapted From: Picky Palate

M&M Pudding Cookies on cooling rack

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  1. aimee @ like mother like daughter says:
    July 3, 2013
    yum! I love m & m cookies so much and I love pudding cookies so much. combining them? genius! can't wait to try!
    Reply
  2. Tenns @ New Mama Diaries says:
    July 3, 2013
    I'm am jonesin for these cookies! They look so absolutely yummy! Tenns New Mama Diaries
    Reply
  3. Janita Warfield says:
    July 3, 2013
    The "print friendly" button is not working for me, just thought you might want to know.
    Reply
  5. Dahlia Rhodes says:
    July 5, 2013
    No one can resist a cookie when it has M&Ms in it. This is so promising. I haven't really tried it yet but even from the looks, it can satisfy mouths and stomachs.
    Reply
  6. Morgan says:
    July 17, 2013
    I did everything it said and they turned out really flat and idk how to explain it but they just didn't turn out well. Maybe I mixed them to much? Or maybe it's cuz I'm a guy and my cookies never turn out well lol.
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      July 22, 2013
      If the dough is too gooey, add a little more flour and refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes.
      Reply
  7. kristin says:
    July 22, 2013
    Mine were perfect and a huge hit!
    Reply
  8. Lan says:
    July 30, 2013
    Are these cookies soft and chewy?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      July 30, 2013
      They are soft and chewy and delicious!
      Reply
  9. Karen says:
    September 15, 2013
    mmmmm....great recipe! as is, cookies looked and tasted wonderful. i got 30 with my medium scoop and they were all packed with chocolate! will make again.:)
    Reply
  10. Ashley says:
    October 24, 2013
    These cookies are amazing! I just made a double-batch and made 7 containers (small and medium-sized cookies) to share with friends/family who are in town for our wedding this weekend. I admit I am baking tonight to keep myself distracted from my wedding excitement! :) This is definitely going on my favorite recipes list...thanks for sharing!
    Reply
  11. Cheryl says:
    November 8, 2013
    Omg!!! I just tasted one from the first batch....fabulous! I am making these for my grand boys....I hope I have some left!!! You have a winner here!
    Reply
  12. Maria says:
    January 31, 2014
    I just tried to make these but the dough came out just like a pile of powder. I followed the recipe exact. I added some milk to the mixture and put it in the fridge. I will see if it turns out okay tomorrow.
    Reply
  13. Becky says:
    May 31, 2014
    Has anyone tried this recipe using chocolate pudding rather than vanilla? Just wondering!
    Reply
  14. Sarah says:
    June 3, 2014
    Can you use cook and serve pudding instead of instant?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      June 4, 2014
      Sorry, it needs to be instant. Cook and serve just doesn't work in these cookies.
      Reply
  15. ashley says:
    July 23, 2014
    Im confused on if i just use the dry mix of instant pudding or should I be making the pudding mix first? Bc i don't see how the recipe would be gooey if the only wet ingredient is 1 egg?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      July 27, 2014
      Just use the dry pudding mix, don't make the pudding first. The softened butter adds moisture too. We love this cookie recipe!
      Reply
  16. Jennifer says:
    October 18, 2014
    I followed the exact recipe and they turned out delicious. I did have to bake them around 15 minutes instead of 10-12 minutes.
    Reply
  17. solita says:
    November 16, 2014
    Do u have to flatten them?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      November 17, 2014
      You don't flatten them before cooking.
      Reply
  18. chris says:
    July 13, 2015
    Wondering if you could use chocolate instant pudding instead of the vanilla? That's what I have on hand and was hoping not to have to run to the store.
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      July 14, 2015
      It would work but your cookies will have a brown color and a chocolate flavor from the pudding. But it will make them soft!
      Reply
  19. Tabitha says:
    December 15, 2019
    These are a big hit in my house! They are yummy when fresh but we all agreed they're even better after the next day! (if they last that long) You can really taste all the flavors.
    Reply
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