Cherry White Chocolate Pudding Cookies-using Jello to give them that perfect Cherry flavor
I’ll probably sneak a few treats in for the teachers and staff along the way. This year will be an end of an era. All of my children went to this school. the teachers and staff are like a second family. Both the Middle school and High School are good schools also but …
You moms all know what I’m saying. It’s going to be different next year.
When I saw these cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction, I just had to run to the kitchen. So pink, so pretty and a great flavor combination! I love using Jello in baking and I knew I could make something almost as pretty with what I had in the cabinets.
I made 2 different recipes for these cookies. This is the recipe the family voted to share. I’m still going to work on the other one. I think it has possibilities.
Cherry White Chocolate Pudding Cookies
Cherry White Chocolate Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Cherry flavored Jello
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package instant white chocolate pudding (3.3 ounces)
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar and Jello together. Add eggs and vanilla, cream again.
- Combine flour, pudding mix, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl then slowly add to butter mixture.
- Once all combined, fold in chocolate chips.
- Spoon cookie dough by rounded tablespoons (I use a medium cookie scoop) onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to racks to cool completely.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolalteandmore.com
gotdance94 says
Do you think I could use a different flavor of jello and have it taste good?
Joan Hayes says
The possibilities with these cookies are endless, you could use Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange, probably any flavor Jell-o that you can find. Let me know what flavors combination you go with if you decide to make these!
Anonymous says
How many cookies does the batter make?
Beth Hall says
Maybe it’s just me, but I thought the cookies would have a cherry flavor. Perhaps the cherry jello was only used to achieve the pink color. I was disappointed.
Beth B says
I just wanted to thank you for the recipe. I found you on pinterest. I made these yesterday and brought them into work today, which is perfect timing as DC celebrates the Cherry Blossom Festival!
I also thought that they would have more cherry flavor, but the pink color is what mattered most to me, so no big disappointment. I can’t wait to experiment with using different color jello as coloring in other cookies.
I also am in awe of how the pudding mix (I assume it is due to the pudding mix) really kept the cookies puffy, thick, and chewy. I have the hardest time getting chocolate chip cookies to stay that way, despite adding appropriate amounts of baking powder or soda.
Delicious, and a big hit at my office!
Joan says
Beth, I’m so glad you liked them. The cherry taste is a subtle one, after 5-6 cookies you definitely know you’ve eaten cherry. I can tell you Lemon and Lime Jello are both very good in these cookies.
We had our Cherry Blossom Festival 2 weeks ago here in Georgia. I should have made a batch to celebrate!
Beth B says
I meant to answer Anonymous – I got 45 cookies using a tablespoon size cookie scooper.
Jessica says
So probably a silly question but do you put the pudding in the mixture as just the powder? Or do you have to prepare the pudding & then mix it in?
jessica says
On this recipe do you just mix the pudding in as a powder? Or do you have to prepare the pudding then mix it in to the recipe?
Joan Hayes says
Yes Jessica, just add the pudding as a dry mix.
bethany leavitt says
Hi. So I tried a couple different cherry cookie recipes and I have to say that these were the best. But I didn’t have chocolate chips but Ihad white bakers chocolate that Imelted and drizzled over them. I also added chopped up marachino cherries. It was excellent. We sold them at a function to raise money for western iowa feral cat program. I just wanted to say thank you for these wonderful cookies!
Joan Hayes says
I’m so glad you enjoyed them and I love the addition of the cherries!
Helena says
So these cookies look delicious. I tried them, but they cowpied. Any ideas why this might happen. I did refridgerate my dough before baking do you think that could be the cause?
Joan Hayes says
Helen, I’m so sorry your cookies didn’t turn out. It may very well be because you refrigerated the dough, I’ll have to make up a test batch and let you know but the gelatin way set up will refrigerating.
jeanette says
these look good
Sarah says
I can’t find instant white chocolate pudding mix in the grocery store. They have every other kind. Can you use vanilla pudding mix?
Joan Hayes says
Sarah, yes, you can use vanilla pudding mix in place of the white chocolate. I’m so sorry your store doesn’t carry the white chocoalte pudding mix, it really is yummy!
melissa says
Do you know how many cookies this recipe makes?
Joan Hayes says
depending on the size of your cookies, this recipe will make 3 dozen cookies or 4 dozen smaller cookies.
Chelsea Mosley says
These ARE delicious! This is my first time baking pudding cookies and they turned out fantastic! Thank you for the great recipe.
Anna says
I really wanted to try these out butmI live in brazil and I can’t find the pudding mix 🙁 Is there something i could use instead or simply not use it?
Anonymous says
Hi, the only pudding mix I have on hand is the sugar free. Would that work just as well in this recipe? (this is the 1 oz 4 serving pkg). Thanks!
Joan Hayes says
Yes, the sugar free Jellos work great in recipes!
Anonymous says
Well I just tried these, after reading through the comments I decided to up the amount of cherry jello, I think it ended up being about 3Tbsp. Got a subtle cherry flavor and still a nice pink color. I reduced the flour to 2 1/4 cups since that’s what my regular choc chip cookie recipe uses and also used half butter and half crisco. I used a sugar free instant pudding mix since that was all I had on hand. We thought these cookies were fantastic! And so pretty for valentines day or a little girl’s party 🙂
Martha A Cheves says
White chocolate is my favorite! I will be making these. Thank you
deana says
I am making this for a Valentine day potluck at work using a box of sugar cookies mix and adding the cherry jello and the color is just beautiful. I know I cheated but I ran out of flour.
sara says
Can you use sugar free
Joan Hayes says
Yes you can!
Lee says
Do you think Strawberry jello would work?
Joan Hayes says
Of course it would. You can use any Jello flavor to make whatever flavor cookie you want.