Can we please make cookies a new food group? Because the way it’s going, I might be eating more cookies than I am fruits and vegetables.
I actually made these cookies to celebrate my birthday with my students, but somehow me and my boyfriend ate some the night before, resulting in there not being enough to feed all 3 of my classes.
Maybe we can excuse my behavior as being a birthday treat to myself.
Another reason for me making cookies to use up this box of instant chocolate pudding mix that I found in the back of my kitchen cupboards. Neither me nor my boyfriend remember buying instant pudding mix, and by golly, this mix is about to expire. Like last year. What should we do?
Whenever my boyfriend encounters expired food, he is the first to be throwing it in the trash. But as for me, I have learned well from my mother. According to her, none of these foods really expire. Your best test is your nose. And since my nose wasn’t reeling in horror, I felt like I shouldn’t waste some perfectly good pudding mix. Even though I didn’t buy it in the first place.
Since this doesn’t use the entire pack of pudding mix, I have over half of it left over. But I seriously doubt I will have this mix for much longer. Once these are gone, I am making another batch. Batch after batch until the pudding mix is gone.
Heck, I might actually go out and BUY some instant chocolate pudding mix of my own after it’s gone, just to make these cookies again. Because they are actually that darn good!
And if you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Chocolate Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 3 Tbsp instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- Beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla until fully combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, chocolate pudding mix, salt and baking soda.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until fully incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the cookie dough on the prepared baking sheets, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for around 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
My mother taught me about the foods and how to use my sense of smell too! And I can tell you it goes a long way! Most of the foods that is claimed to expire on a certain date sometimes last for a couple of weeks after (NOT meats of course… but vegetables and fruits and the like!).
Chocolate pudding cakes… this is a first for me, and they look absolutely yummy! I wouldn't usually have leftover chocolate pudding though, but could definitely make some for the occasion of testing these cookies 😀 Also – happy belated birthday Cathleen! xx
What a great use of pudding mix! I wonder if I can use some vanilla pudding powder I have in my pantry….these cookies look scrumptious!
Very clever idea and they look scrumptious!
Yum, these look delicious! I might have to go buy myself some pudding mix… Or root around in my cupboards because there's a good chance I have some mystery pudding mix there as well 🙂
I really love these cookies, look wonderful!!
You think that'd work with Cook 'n Serve? I sometimes kee that around to use up extra milk, but I have having boxes of it lingering in my cupboard.
You think that'd work with Cook 'n Serve? I sometimes kee that around to use up extra milk, but I have having boxes of it lingering in my cupboard.
mmmm choco-choco-chocolaaaaatey!