Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies made with a box of pudding mix and made purple and green for Halloween. The cookies are also rolled in a mixture of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon, giving the cookies a delicious snickerdoodle flavor. Everyone will love these easy and chewy cookies this Halloween season.
The cookie dough is made similar to a classic peanut butter cookie dough, except for the addition of vanilla pudding mix in the cookie dough. The cookie dough is divided into two bowls. One with mixed with purple food coloring, and one with green. Take a small amount of each cookie dough and roll together into balls. Roll each cookie in a mixture of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Place the cookies onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake until the cookies are fully cooked through.
Halloween Peanut Butter Pudding Snickerdoodle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- purple and green food coloring
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pudding mix, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, mix together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add in egg and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Add in the flour mixture, and mix until it is fully combined. Divide the cookie dough into two bowls, and mix one with purple food coloring, and one with green food coloring.
- In a shallow dish, combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Take a small amount of each cookie dough and roll together into balls. Roll each one into the cinnamon sugar and place onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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