Dark Chocolate Pudding Cookies

By srumbel

When I spotted these splendid Dark Chocolate Pudding Cookies in Megan Porta’s cookbook, Cookie Remix, I knew they were the perfect mid-week snack for my chocoholic family!
from thatskinnychickcanbake.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks; 225 g) salted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups (340 g) dark brown sugar
• 1 (3.9-oz [111-g]) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
• 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (28 g) unsweetened dark cocoa powder
• 1 tsp (5 g) baking soda
• 1 tsp (6 g) salt
• 1 10-oz (280 g) package dark chocolate chips (plus extra to add to tops of cookies as they come out of the oven)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer), combine the butter, brown sugar, pudding mix, eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until creamy and free of lumps.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat on medium speed until just combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips until just combined.

Scoop out tablespoon-size (15-g) chunks of batter and form balls, using your hands. Place 1 inch (2.5 cm)

apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the centers of

the cookies are cooked through.

Remove from the oven, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.


Yields 48 cookies