Soft Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

Vanilla and white chocolate pudding mixes give light and fluffy texture to this chocolate cream cheese cookie recipe that makes enough for a bake sale or a crowd.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 159 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 cups white sugar
• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (3.3 ounce) package instant white chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 (1.75 ounce) package multicolored candy sprinkles

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat sugar, butter, cream cheese, and pudding mixes together in a bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Add vanilla extract.

Step 3

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to sugar mixture and beat until blended.

Step 4

Drop dough by large spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle the top of each cookies with sprinkles before baking.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, 12 to 15 minutes. Be careful not to overbake; cookies will get too hard and chewy.