Lemon Pudding Cookies

Lemon Pudding Cookies – Simple, soft and chewy lemon cookies where lemon cookie dough meets white chocolate chips creating an unforgettable cookie experience. Packed with big, bold lemon flavor, they make the ultimate lemon lover cookie recipe.

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All my lemon lovers out there, this recipe is for you! Chewy pudding cookies that are going to become your new favorite cookie recipe EVER. Soft, simple and filled with white chocolate chips, these pudding cookies burst in bold lemon flavor. Irresistably soft, these cookies are perfect for Easter, summer, spring, Mother’s Day and whenever you need a flavorful cookie recipe.

This post is about how to make soft Lemon Pudding Cookies.

Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

There’s just something about lemon desserts that remind me of spring and summertime. Lemon brownies or lemon cookies, that’s the question? But if we are serious, then you can’t go wrong with any lemon flavored desserts. Whether you need a quick and simple, yet extremely tasty cookie recipe or you just are a lemon dessert lover, these pudding cookies will make you and your family ask for more. They are not only chewy, soft, easy to make, but they are full of lemon flavor mixed with sweetness of white chocolate chips. These lemon and white chocolate chip cookies come together quickly for an easy treat. The secret ingredient? Lemon pudding mix!

WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE

• These cookies BURST in lemon flavor.
• Perfect for spring and summertime, Easter, Mother’s Day or Sunday brunch.
• Simple, easy and quick to make.
• Made with lemon pudding mix and delicious white chocolate chips.
• THE BEST COOKIES EVER!

WHITE CHOCOLATE LEMON PUDDING COOKIES

I must say that I really think that these are the best cookies ever invented. Flavor-wise it’s the ultimate combination for sweet and tart cookies. These cookies are easy to make in under 30 minutes and will be eaten in 5! I am telling you, so good they are! My husband and I are always craving them on spring and summer season, but really as they are one of my favorite cookie recipes, I am making them all year long. And honestly, you should too! The lemon pudding mix keeps cookies chewy and soft while giving them tons of lemon flavor.

INGREDIENTS NOTES

Lemon Instant Pudding Mix – definitely don’t skip this ingredient, it takes these cookies to the next level.

Lemon Juice & Zest – this is optional, but you can’t go wrong by adding in more lemon flavor.

White Chocolate Chips – just because!!

Eggs – for the cookie base.

All-Purpose Flour – for the cookie base.

White Sugar – or any other granulated sugar, such as brown sugar, coconut sugar, etc.

Butter – unsalted & softened.

Baking Soda – for the cookie base.

Vanilla Extract – to elevate the flavors.

HOW TO MAKE LEMON PUDDING COOKIES

• Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl stir together dry ingredients – flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Then, in a medium bowl cream together butter and sugar + lemon zest & lemon juice (if using) until fluffy. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
• Beat in lemon pudding mix, vanilla extract and eggs.
• Add the previously made flour mixture into the mix, mix on low until combined.
• Fold in white chocolate chips.
• Use a medium cookie scoop to drop balls of dough onto the sheet pans 1” apart. Press a few of the remaining baking chips into the top of each dough ball, and press down to flatten the cookies slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are just starting to turn golden.
• Let them cool on the sheet pan for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

RECIPE FAQ’S

Should I prepare the pudding before adding it to the cookie dough?

No, you are going to add it as a dry mix.

What does instant pudding do for cookies?

The lemon pudding mix keeps cookies super soft, moist and chewy + adds a lot of lemon flavor.

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Lemon Pudding Cookies

Lemon Pudding Cookies - Simple, soft and chewy lemon cookies where lemon cookie dough meets white chocolate chips creating an unforgettable cookie experience. Packed with big, bold lemon flavor, they make the ultimate lemon lover cookie recipe.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Equipment

• standing mixer
• mixing bowls

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 package instant lemon pudding mix
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl stir together dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Then, in a medium bowl cream together butter and sugar + lemon zest & lemon juice (if using) until fluffy. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
• Beat in lemon pudding mix, vanilla extract and eggs.
• Add the previously made flour mixture into the mix, mix on low until combined.
• Fold in white chocolate chips.
• Use a medium cookie scoop to drop balls of dough onto the sheet pans 1” apart. Press a few of the remaining baking chips into the top of each dough ball, and press down to flatten the cookies slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are just starting to turn golden.
• Let them cool on the sheet pan for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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