These SUPER SOFT Sprinkle Pudding cookies are so so easy and loaded with vanilla flavor! This is the best sprinkle cookie recipe to make because it’s so easy, buttery, and delicious!
Of ALL THE BAKING I do here in my kitchen the recipe most requested and most baked is chocolate chip cookies. Certainly I am all about the special occasion dessert, I mean duh, but if I’ve learned anything from you nice folks it’s that easy, everyday classics are your jam. Those are the recipes you come back to time and time again.
So with that said, these super soft sprinkle pudding cookies will be a staple in your baking arsenal from this moment on. Trust me. This sprinkle cookie recipe is ridiculously easy, loaded with vanilla flavor, non-messy and did I mention sprinkles are involved? Yep. LOTS of sprinkles!!
Why Add Pudding To Your Cookie Dough?
Adding instant pudding to your cookie dough is a simple trick to amp up the flavor, but also to keep the cookies soft.
Make sure you’re using instant pudding, not “cook and serve”. The coagulants in the “cook and serve” are different than the instant, containing a large amount of cornstarch. The texture will be altered and it won’t bake up as nicely.
I used regular old vanilla instant pudding… but you could really use any flavor you wanted to. Flavored pudding will add a nice subtle flavor to the cookies, like I did with my Butterscotch Apple Pudding Cookies.
And yes you’ll need sprinkles. I used this fun mix of all my leftover sprinkles.
When you scoop the dough you can even add a few extra sprinkles on top if you’re feeling fancy. Truth be told I did that on a few cookies and then I got lazy!
No Chilling Your Dough For This Sprinkle Cookie Recipe
Nope, no need to chill your sprinkle cookie dough! This means these cuties will go from birth to belly in under 30 minutes.
The texture of this easy sprinkle cookie recipe is outstanding! Make sure not to over-bake them if you want super soft cookies. If you prefer a little bit of a crispy texture, no problem just bake them a little bit longer!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
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These soft sprinkle sugar cookies are made with a pudding mix!
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, plus 1 yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 (3.5-ounce packet instant vanilla pudding mix)
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sprinkles
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add in the egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt. Mix until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Next mix in the pudding mix for 30 seconds.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour, mixing until just combined.
- Finally add in the sprinkles and mix until incorporated evenly.
- Using a medium (2 tablespoon) sized cookie scoop drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the cookies are almost set. Don’t over-bake if you want super soft soft cookies.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Will chilling the dough overnight change the cookies at all? Want to make these for Labor Day but get all the work done before!
I think it will be fine, just bring the dough to room temperature before baking and follow the bake times listed!
I forgot to buy vanilla pudding at the grocery but I had chocolate pudding in the pantry. Used chocolate pudding with chocolate sprinkles. The pudding adds a great texture and flavor. Thanks!
These cookies are a huge hit it my house, we love them! I’m about to go make another batch now.
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Delicious! Everytime!
Love these cookies! Made them tonight for my kiddos in school tomorrow. Delicious! Saving this recipe for sure. Thank you!
I’d like to bake these up for the kiddos. Where did you purchase these sprinkles – they are bright and cheerful – mine have a bunch of darker ones mixed in…
They are actually a mixture of sprinkles I made on my own. I purchased a few different kinds and mixed them together. but I always buy Quin Sprinkles in bulk. I like to bake with them best because they they don’t bleed into batter! I just get them on amazon: http://amzn.to/1Y2QCd9
Hate to be negative but this was just average at best. They turned out like your basic sugar cookie but with some sprinkles. I basically just had to buy some pudding mix because I had everything else but I’d say if you had to go out and buy all the ingredients then just get yourself some slice and bake sugar cookies because they taste the same. They weren’t gross by any means but hardly amazing. Also I had to bake mine for close to 15 minutes not 8-10 just to get them to set and I’d say I have a very nice quite new oven so I don’t think that was the problem.
I love how fun these cookies are! The instant pudding is such a great idea – cannot wait to try that! thank you!
I really like this recipe, I’m a cookie Baker almost exclusively and these were a hit with everyone. My super picky brother sat down to chat with my mom and almost ate the whole batch of 5 doz (I used a tbsp sized scoop as they were for my mom’s bake sale), we were left with 3! Oh well!
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Love hearing this!!
My kids are cookie snobs. They loved them!!! I make mine a little smaller, and put the dough in the fridge while the first batch is in the oven. My kids don’t even let them cool off! YUM!!!!
Made this today, followed the directions exactly and they turned out absolutely fabulous!! My daughter and husband LOVED them! Thanks for the recipe!
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Are you using salted or unsalted butter?
I have unsalted butter and I want to know if I need to add extra salt.
You can add an extra 1/4 teaspoon 🙂
I baked these cookies today. They where still extremely soft after 10 minutes. I had to bake them for over 15 minutes and then put in the freezer for a few minutes. I would not recommend this recipe. I am a good baker and cook (culinary arts degree).
So sorry you had an issue… sounds like they just needed a little extra bake time in your oven. Ovens do bake a little differently. Just a question, why would you put them in the freezer instead of bake them a little longer?
Would regular beaters work instead of a paddle attachment?
Yes 🙂 Just don’t overmix!
I could only find instant pudding in a 3.4 ounce packet. Is this a problem?
That will be fine!!
can I roll this dough out and use a cookie cutter?
I don’t think they will hold their shape very well 🙁
Should I melt the butter if I’m beating by hand?
nope, it just needs to be softened to room temperature
For the pudding….do you use both envelopes inside the box, or just one?
My boxes generally only come with one packet, but use whatever it takes to be 3.5 ounces
How well do these cookies freeze?
Hey!!! I have a silly question to ask but what is the extra yolk for?? I can’t seem to figure out what it’s for lol. I can’t wait to try them!! ??
The extra yolk adds more moisture to the dough, while also giving the cookie a chewy texture!
What would you suggest we use in the UK for 1 (3.5-ounce packet instant vanilla pudding mix)??
I used a 102g box of pudding mix. Worked fine.
Whats pudding mix and has anyone converted the cups to ounces or grams?
Thanks x
Hi Shelly, these look so good. Is this the cookies that are sold in the grocery store, they call them Lofthouse?
Not really…Lofthouse cookies are generally a bit cakier and also frosted. These cookies are nice a soft but not cakey at all!
I made this but used a chocolate pudding mix and Halloween Sprinkles. They are a big hit. How will I stay out of them?! Thank you!
Is it softened butter?
Yes, room temperature.
If you used a 4 T. scoop, how long would you bake them?
I might increase the bake time by 2 minutes or so…but watch them carefully!
Does it have to kosher salt? Same measurement for table salt? Or sea salt
if you use table salt use 1/4 teaspoon less…kosher salt is a slightly coarser grain. sea salt, depending on the grain should be the same measurement as kosher.
these look easy enough to make.
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can you use pecans instead of sprinkles, or mini choc chips?
yes! definitely!
Cute!
Can you use sugar free pudding mix?
no, sorry!
yes you can use the sugar free pudding mix cause I use to make these for my family and they all are Diabetics so the cookies did turn out Great just like you would have used regular sugar
Can you use almond flour?
I’ve never used almond flour in these, but generally almond flour is a 1:1 sub in most baking recipes, especially cookies which as a little more forgiving than cakes!
What is that little sign after butter?
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Which sign?
They look so colorful and cute!
Yum! These look so good. I just LOVE soft cookies and can’t wait to make these. I do have a question on the print icon on your recipes. Could you possibly set it up to include the photo of the finished item? I really like having a picture on the recipes I print. Thanks!
Love LOVE pudding cookies! Pudding makes everything better!
Never too many cookie recipes!! Added to my large group of Cookies and Cups recipes
I love the crinkly look of these cookies. They almost look like scooped ice cream.
And you can never have too many sprinkles!
Oh boy! Shelly, these look magical! We don’t really eat pudding cookies over here in Australia so they are a real treat for us. Thanks for posting!
Very good and super easy to make, my 5 yr old helped!
o glad you liked them!
So glad you liked them!