These will go down in history as the first recipe I made in our new home. I was giddy — like a kid on Christmas morning — to finally get my hands dirty, try out my new appliances and make something.
I used instant pudding mix in these cookies because I love how fluffy and tender it makes them. I’ve always used vanilla pudding mix in my cookies, but when I ran across this Pumpkin Spice Pudding Mix in the store, I knew I had a fall cookie on my hands.
These are not overwhelmingly pumpkin-y. My kids thought they were more of a white chocolate spice cookie — so more emphasis on the “spice” and less on the pumpkin. I love these cookies because using real pumpkin often makes cookies really soft. These were crunchy on the outside and super tender on the inside. And they’re nice and thick, so beautiful to look at or bring to a friend.
If you can’t find the Pumpkin Spice Pudding Mix in your store, you can order it on Amazon.
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White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 (3.4-3.56 oz) box of pumpkin spice pudding mix
1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine flour, baking soda, and pumpkin spice pudding mix in a mixing bowl; set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, cream together (on medium speed) butter and both sugars until fluffy (about 5 minutes). Then add eggs, one at time, followed by vanilla. Scrape down sides. Then reduce to low speed and add dry ingredients. Combine until just incorporated. Finally fold in white chocolate chips .
Line baking sheets with silpat baking mat, aluminum foil, parchment or wax paper. Scoop out 1 1/2-2 inch, cookie dough balls onto sheet. Space the cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden and just set in the center. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
