Soft & Chewy Christmas Sprinkle Pudding Cookies
These super soft Christmas sprinkle pudding cookies are festive, chewy, and full of holiday color, making them the perfect treat for your holiday celebrations!
These Christmas cookies are perfectly soft & chewy, making them a favorite of the kiddos during the holiday season.
They’re great for a festive treat, a holiday party or on Santa’s cookie plate.
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This is a great recipe for busy moms on the go because it only requires a few simple ingredients from the grocery store! The secret to making these Christmas sprinkle cookies is in the combination of instant vanilla pudding mix and jello powder – something I always seem to have on hand.
What I love most about these cookies is how incredibly easy they are to make! Pudding cookies are some of my favorite cookies to bake because they are simple to mix, drop and bake.
Let me show you how to make the easiest festive cookie this Christmas season!
Christmas Pudding Cookies
Who knew what a difference a box of instant pudding mix could make?
It’s the secret ingredient to super soft and chewy cookies. Be sure to check out these strawberries & cream pudding cookies and pistachio pudding cookies too!
Ingredients
Start with a few simple pantry staples that can easily be found at the grocery store.
- Unsalted butter, room temperature
- Granulated white sugar
- Large egg
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Box instant vanilla pudding mix
- Red and green Jello mix
- Baking soda
- Salt
- White chocolate chips
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream softened butter and sugar together.
3. Add vanilla and egg.
4. Use a hand mixer and mix until well combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients; flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until a soft dough forms.
6. Divide the dough into two equal parts and place in two bowls.
7. Add red jello powder to one bowl and green jello powder to the other.
8. Add half of the sprinkles to each bowl and mix well.
9. Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet.
10. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges just start to turn golden brown.
11. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before storing them in an airtight container.
Tips and Tricks
- This cookie recipe can be made using an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Depending on the size of cookie scoop that you use, you may need to adjust the baking time.
- Try out different add-ins, like chopped nuts or your favorite holiday sprinkles.
- You could even drizzle them with melted white chocolate for a different look.
- Or add a cup of Christmas chocolate chips instead of the white chocolate ones.
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They also freeze well and can be kept in a freezer container for up to 3 months.
This is one of those easy cookie recipes that is sure to become a family favorite. These holiday cookies have the perfect chewy texture with fun festive colors making them a great addition to your cookie platters and trays!
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Super Soft Christmas Sprinkle Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup Granulated white sugar
- 1 Large egg
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup All-purpose flour
- 3.4 oz Box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 Tbsp each Red and green Jello mix
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup White chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream softened butter and sugar together.
- Add vanilla and egg.
- Use a hand mixer and mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients; flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts and place in two bowls.
- Add red jello powder to one bowl and green jello powder to the other.
- Add half of the sprinkles to each bowl and mix well.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges just start to turn golden brown.
- Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before storing them in an airtight container.
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