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Cake Batter Pudding Mix Cookies

These Cake Batter Pudding Mix Cookies are soft, thick, and packed with nostalgic birthday cake flavor. Made with vanilla pudding mix and colorful sprinkles, they bake up with lightly crisp edges and soft, bakery-style centers.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill Time (see FAQs if short on time) 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cookies
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix 3 oz
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp cake batter extract see FAQs
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles jimmies
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips optional
Garnish (optional)
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips melting wafers, or vanilla almond bark
  • 1 tsp coconut oil or shortening optional
  • sprinkles

Method
 

Cookies
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, and pudding mix on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the vanilla, cake batter extract and eggs until fully incorporated.
  4. Add the baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Gently fold in sprinkles.
  6. Scoop dough into 3-tablespoon balls and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes to prevent spreading and create thicker cookies.
  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and centers look slightly underbaked.
  8. Allow cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
Garnish (optional)
  1. Prepare and bake the cookies.
  2. Melt the white chocolate.
  3. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
  4. Immediately sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles.