Ingredients
1 box (15.25 oz) store-bought cake mix (white, vanilla, yellow, or golden)
1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
2 large eggs
½ cup oil or melted salted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
1-Preheat the oven: Preheat to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2-Combine dry ingredients: Whisk together the cake mix and instant vanilla pudding mix until lumps are broken up.
3-Add wet ingredients: Add eggs, melted salted butter (or oil), and vanilla extract; stir just until no dry streaks remain.
4-Chill the dough: Refrigerate the thick, sticky dough for 30 minutes to reduce spreading.
5-Scoop the cookies: Drop rounded 1.5‑tablespoon portions 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
6-Bake: Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set and barely golden—centers will look slightly underdone.
7-Cool: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Last Step:
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📦 Use instant pudding mix only — cook-and-serve pudding will cause the cookies to spread into flat puddles and turn gritty.
🧈 Salted butter adds a richer flavor that balances the sweetness, but a neutral oil works just as well for a lighter taste.
⏱️ These cookies are very forgiving if over-baked by a few extra minutes, staying soft in the center thanks to the pudding mix.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooling Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 25mg