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Sweet and Salty Pudding Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 48 cookies

Ingredients

  • ¾ cups (1 ½ sticks) butter softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 3.4 oz package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups sweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 cups pretzels, broken into small pieces
  • ½ cups M&Ms

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in pudding mix and beat until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla. 

  3. In a separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder to remove lumps. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and beat until well incororated. Use a rubber spatula to fold in coconut, pretzels, and M&Ms. 

  4. Take heaping tablespoonfuls of dough, roll into balls, and place on prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches space between each one. 

  5. Bake for 8 - 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through, until light golden brown. Let cool on baking sheet for about 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.