Super Soft Sprinkle Pudding Cookies

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.

Today I’m so excited to be a part of a fun and of course tasty, virtual wedding shower for one of my food blogging friends, Sally McKenney over at SallysBakingAddiction.com. This girl is awesome and I admire her in so many ways! She is so talented and I am so excited for her to get married to the love of her life! So, let’s celebrate with one of Sally’s favorite – sprinkles!

Congratulations Sally and Kevin! I’m so happy for you two! If you are friends with Sally too or if you just simply adore her blog and want to celebrate with her, you can snag her a gift online! The couple is registered at Williams Sonoma here.

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!!

What better way to celebrate than with Funfetti Pudding Mix Cookies? I’ve tried my hand at sprinkle cookies a few times, but they always left me tasting too much sprinkle. What better than to hide that with the flavor of a vanilla pudding mix and a bit of almond extract? Not only does is the pudding mix add a sweet, light flavor but it is also aids these cookies in adding a wonderful texture. The thickening agents in the mix also help these cookies spread less and the mix just offers such a soft texture to these cookies.

My family seriously could not get enough of these cookies! I made two batches since I had to add some light tweaks the second time around, but even by a second batch no one was getting tired of these cookies. I brought them on vacation with us and they had to be the most craved thing I brought.

Party or no party planned, you’ve gotta try these cookies! Both young and old alike are going to love them!

Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 3.5 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup nonpareils, red and green
• 1/4 cup jimmies, red and green
• Storage Containers
• Cookie Sheet
• Cooling Rack
• Hand Mixer

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. 
3. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix until light and fluffy.
4. Pour in the instant vanilla pudding mix and mix again.
5. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix. 
6. Working in batches, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until fully combined. 
7. Fold in the jimmies and nonpareils.
8. Scoop out golf ball sized cookie dough balls and place on a cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. 
9. Bake for 8 minutes. 
10. Let cool on a cooling rack and store in an air-tight container.