St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies – a box of pistachio pudding mix makes these cookies perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. When I was growing up it was not one of my favorite holidays because of all that darn pinching. There were always those jerks at school that would just walk around pinching everyone. Then they would laugh and say, “Oh, sorry, I didn’t see the green earrings/pin/shoes/belt/shirt that you’re wearing.” Morons! I sure hated that!
Now that I’m older and most of my friends have outgrown that “fun” adolescent phase, I find St. Patrick’s Day much more enjoyable. And yep, you guessed it, it’s because of all the fun recipes that go along with the holiday.
I love coming up with yummy green treats to make for my kiddos. Holidays just wouldn’t be the same without all the great food, would they?
These cookies get amazing flavor as well as a little green color from pistachio pudding mix. I still needed to add food coloring though, so if all you have is vanilla pudding, go for it! I don’t like my cookies too brightly colored, so I just used liquid food coloring. If you prefer a more vibrant green, I recommend using gel food coloring.
These chocolate chip cookies are always soft and yummy. One of my favorite cookie recipes!
How to make St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
- butter
- brown sugar
- sugar
- instant pistachio pudding mix
- vanilla
- green food coloring
- eggs
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- chocolate chips
Cream butter, sugars, and dry pudding mix in a large bowl. Beat in vanilla and eggs (and food coloring if desired). Stir in dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
Scoop onto silpat lined or lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
More awesome St. Patrick’s Day treats:
St. Patrick’s Day S’more Snack Mix
Green Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
MORE TASTY HOMEMADE COOKIES:
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Toasted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Melted Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 3.4 oz box instant pistachio pudding (just the mix)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Green food coloring optional
- 2 eggs
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips or white chips I use half and half
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugars, and dry pudding mix in a large bowl. Beat in vanilla and eggs (and food coloring if desired). Stir in dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
- Scoop onto silpat lined or lightly greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
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Everyone at work loved these! The pudding made them nice and soft, and the pistachio flavor was a tasty change.
So glad they were a hit! Thanks so much for stopping by!
These are so fun! Love the added pistachio flavor!
I love this fun tip – and the cookies turned out delicious!
These are so fun to make and eat! Kiddos loved them!
Love these! So delicious and such a cute twist!
The best thing about the holidays are the fun and yummy treats! These look delicious.
I agree! Since I love baking, holidays are so much better with yummy treats!
Just made these and they are amazing! Exact recipe was perfect, thank you!
So glad you loved them Abby!
My cookies are not green!! They taste wonderful! I used Andes Mint Chips instead – do you think that is why?
I don’t think the Andes Mint Chips would make a difference. Different brands of pistachio pudding could have more or less green food coloring in them though. Maye that’s it. You can always add your own food coloring if you want. 🙂
Is the puding suppose to be made first, or do you just use the dry mix?
Just the dry mix. 🙂