Oatmeal Pudding Cookies

Yum. I was determined to come up with a new soft oatmeal cookie recipe and I have to say, these came out amazing! The secret is all in the pudding mix, that's what makes these cookies so perfectly soft and fluffy. As an added bonus, if you happen to be a nursing mama (me!), then these cookies do wonders to boost your supply! 

Oatmeal Pudding Cookies

1 cup butter (2 sticks)

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

3.4 oz pudding mix (I used butterscotch flavored because it is what I had on hand, but I'm sure these cookies would also be great with vanilla or chocolate...experiment!)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 cups flour

3 cups oatmeal

If you like raisins in your oatmeal cookies (we are not fans), then add about 1/4 cup to the batter.

Cream together the butter and sugars. Then add the vanilla and eggs and beat until fluffy. Add the powdered pudding mix and combine. In a separate bowl combine the salt, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and flour. Then add the oatmeal. Combine your wet and dry ingredients. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Put the bowl of cookie dough in the fridge to set up while you wait for the oven to preheat. Place the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. I baked my cookies on my Pampered Chef Stone (if you don't have one, you really should invest...the cookies will NEVER burn if they're baked on one of these!), but a greased cookie sheet will also work. Bake for 12-15 mins or until slightly brown. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack or parchment paper. The cookies might seem slightly mushy at first, but they'll firm up once they've cooled. This recipe made about 25 cookies. 

My Sous Chef is ready to bake!

These are your ingredients, minus the vanilla. I ran out but the cookies really should have vanilla to make them taste even better!

Cream the sugars and butter, then add the eggs and vanilla.

Add the pudding mix. My butterscotch flavored pudding made the dough an awesome orange-y color!

Combine the dry ingredients.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and then spoon the chilled dough onto your stone or cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees. Try to resist the urge to gobble them up as soon as they come out of the oven :)