Pudding Cookies For The Win!
July 29th, 2010
Guess what I did today!
I made No-Bake Pudding Cookies.
I’m always a little cautious when it comes to desserts because while I’ve proven to be a decent cook, despite my once upon a time denials, sweets never really come out as I intend them. Cake, sweet bread, cookies, muffins. Zip. I suck. No matter how much I measure they come out too dry, too runny, so some how- I always miss that bit of eggshell.
It never fails.
But this time, this was gorgeous. I decided last night that I wanted to make something for my Hubby since he’d be working and I’d be home for once (I’m technically sick but not in the contagious sort of way.) so I looked around on one of my favorite recipe sites for something fairly easy to make and procure since we haven’t been grocery shopping in awhile…
And then I came across No-Bake Cookies. Sounded like a good idea, I’m not really into them. I usually find them too dry or too sweet so I looked around until I found one that seemed to suit my lack of proper ingredients and then I came across it: No-Bake Pudding Cookies!
After reading the reviews and playing around a bit I came up with this alternative to the original recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 stick of butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 package instant pudding mix (3.9 ounces / any flavor)
- 3 and 1/2 quick cooking oats
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Mix butter, milk, and sugar in a pot and bring to a boil for 3 minutes.
[I had mine on simmer till the butter started to melt so I wouldn't burn it or the sugar.] - Turn off heat. Move off burner. Let cool just a moment.
- Grab room temperature bowl and mix: instant pudding mix, quick cooking oats, vanilla extract, and boiled mixture.
- Stir and mush together till it looks edible.
- Place large spoonfuls on a flat non-stick pan (or wax paper).
[Press each clump while still warm to prevent later crumbling.] - To eat quickly place pan in the freezer for ten minutes
Note on flavors:
- Tried: Chocolate pudding mix came out a little bitter. You may want to add a little more sugar.
- Tried: Lemon and banana seemed to come out the best and can be made with even less sugar.
- Heard: Butterscotch remains very sticky.
- Seen: Pistachio comes out green…
Great for people allergic to wheat, eggs, nuts, and soy. The site says it makes a lot more than it does- I got maybe 10-12 cookies out of each batch I did today though maybe I just like really big cookies… :)
Those cookies sound yummy; I might have to try my hand at them someday. I wouldn’t be too concerned about the whole cooking thing. Maybe you’ll improve. My sister has had some serious disasters with cooking (including making a chocolate-lemon cake as opposed to making a chocolate OR lemon cake) but she’s getting better at it slowly. You’ve had your first success, so keep trying. ;)
Oh those sound good. I think I might try it. Although it’s still a little too hot to do any serious baking. I have some really good cookie recipes that you maybe interested in.