Vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies are a delightful twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie, offering a unique texture and flavor that elevates this beloved treat to new heights. Infused with the creamy richness of vanilla pudding, these cookies boast an irresistibly soft and chewy consistency, perfectly complemented by pockets of melted chocolate chips.
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About this recipe
If you’re new here, you may have missed it…but I originally shared this recipe with my blog followers back in 2012.
I fell in love with the cookie dough that is found at The Pizza Factory restaurants here in Utah when I was a teenager, so I just had to find a copycat recipe (yes, these are a copycat recipe for the chocolate chip cookies at the Pizza factory).
The original recipe that I found was great, but needed a bit of tweaking, so these are the final product and it’s the recipe that I use when I get a hankering for cookie dough or actual chocolate chip cookies.
Plus, something about that vanilla pudding in the dough just makes them the perfect texture!
- To see all of my cookies and bar recipes, go here.
List of ingredients
- Salted Butter
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Light Brown Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Flour
- Baking Soda
- Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (dry)
- Milk Chocolate Chips
How to make them (free printable recipe card found here)
Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup Salted Butter (room temp)
- 2 Eggs
- ¾ Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar (packed)
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Almond Extract
- 2&½ Cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- Half of a 5.1 oz Package Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (dry)
- 1&½ Cups Milk Chocolate Chips
Instructions
Combine butter, eggs, sugars, and extracts. Mix until creamy.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and dry pudding mix.
Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl. Stir until it forms a typical cookie dough.
Mix in the chocolate chips until fully incorporated.-
Drop by cookie scoop onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. 
Bake at 375° F for 8-10 minutes until edges are slightly browned. Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes after baking, then remove to a cooling rack.
Notes
These also taste great when using french vanilla pudding mix.
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If you liked these, make sure you also try my Easy Vanilla Pudding Mousse recipe too.
FAQ’s
Obviously, of course you can… but I actually don’t recommend it for this particular recipe. Don’t get me wrong…
I typically think that semi-sweet is the way to go for a chocolate chip cookie, but they just don’t taste as good as milk chocolate when mixed with the vanilla pudding and almond extract.
*I will add more FAQ’s as the questions get sent to me.
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Check out my other recipes
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Otherwise, here are direct links to several of my other sweet tooth recipes that you’re also going to love:
Yummy Cookies & Bars
Other good resources for a chocolate chip cookie recipe with pudding mix
Maybe you don’t like my particular version of this recipe…if that’s the case, no worries, here are some other good similar recipes that you could try instead:
- https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/vanilla-pudding-chocolate-chip-cookies/
- https://recipesfromfrenchcreek.com/vanilla-pudding-chocolate-chip-cookies/
*This recipe article was originally shared to this blog on June 13, 2012 at a different URL (https://lifeshouldcostless.com/copycat-pizza-factory-chocolate-chip/), and has since been updated to improve user experience, remain relevant, as well as to make it as shareable as possible across the social medias.