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Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these fabulous #cookies start with the famous #NanaimoBars so they're rich and decadent. They're filled with #chocolate chips, #coconut, #GrahamCracker crumbs, #pecans & buttercream icing made from vanilla pudding! Terrific for #tailgating or #holiday parties. #ChocolateChipPuddingCookies

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies will rock your world! These delicious chocolate chip cookies include an icing made with vanilla pudding mix in the batter. They also have pecans, coconut, graham cracker crumbs and chocolate chips. These amazing cookies are based on the luscious Canadian Nainamo Bars. Every bite will have you drooling. Marvelous for tailgating parties, potlucks or Christmas Cookie Exchanges.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 132 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 large cookie scoop
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick unsalted butter softened (1/2 cup)
  • 3 oz. box French Vanilla pudding & pie filling mix
  • 3 tbsp. 2% milk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped (measure after chopping)
  • 12 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter, pudding, milk and powdered sugar with an electric mixer to combine.
  • Add eggs and vanilla and mix again.
  • Stir in flour, graham cracker crumbs, coconut, pecans and chocolate chips.
  • Mix with a wooden spoon to combine well.
  • Roll dough into balls or scoop with a large cookie scoop.
  • Place on cookie sheets that have been greased or sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° for about 4 minutes.
  • Press down lightly with a fork in criss-cross pattern.
  • Return cookies to oven and bake an additional 4 minutes or until done.
  • Rotate pans on racks half way through baking.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: You can also press the cookies down with a fork before baking.
 
NOTE: My cookies only took 8 minutes to bake. Your oven may take longer.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 28mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chips, chocolate dessert, coconut, cookie, dessert
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