These Soft & Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies are the festive, happy kind of cookies that make your kitchen smell like pure comfort. They’re thick, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth soft — all thanks to one secret ingredient: instant pudding mix. It gives every bite that “fresh from the bakery” texture we all love (and keeps them soft for days).

Loaded with chocolate chips and M&Ms, these cookies are perfect for cozy fall weekends, holiday treat boxes, or any random Tuesday when you just need a warm cookie moment.

If you love soft, chewy cookies, try our Thick & Chewy Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies or Easy Snickerdoodle Cookies next!

The secret to ultra-soft, bakery-style M&M cookies that stay chewy for days — made with instant pudding mix!

Soft & Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies | The secret to ultra-soft, bakery-style M&M cookies that stay chewy for days — made with instant pudding mix!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

These soft batch M&M cookies bake up thick, buttery, and stay perfectly soft for days thanks to one secret ingredient — instant pudding mix.

  • 🍪 Ultra-soft and chewy – instant pudding mix keeps them fresh and fluffy.
  • 🍫 Loaded with M&Ms and chocolate chips – chocolate in every bite.
  • ⏱️ No chill time required – just mix, scoop, and bake.
  • 🎃 Perfect for any season – swap M&M colors for holidays or parties.
  • ❤️ Crowd-pleaser guaranteed – soft batch texture that never disappoints.
These pudding cookies are packed with M&Ms and chocolate chips for the softest, most colorful cookies you’ll ever bake.

The Secret to Soft & Chewy M&M Cookies | These pudding cookies are packed with M&Ms and chocolate chips for the softest, most colorful cookies you’ll ever bake.

Ingredients & Substitutions

  • Butter (softened) – unsalted gives you more control over saltiness.
  • Brown sugar + granulated sugar – for that chewy, caramelized sweetness.
  • Eggs + vanilla extract – room temperature blends best.
  • Instant vanilla pudding mix (3.4 oz) – the soft batch secret weapon.
  • All-purpose flour – measure carefully so the cookies stay tender.
  • Baking soda + salt – keeps them lifted and balanced.
  • Chocolate chips – semisweet or milk chocolate both shine here.
  • M&Ms – use classic, mini, or seasonal for fun color themes.

Substitutions:

  • Try butterscotch pudding for a caramel twist. Swap M&Ms for
  • Reese’s Pieces if you love peanut butter flavor.
  • Use white chocolate chips + pastel M&Ms for a spring version
No chill time, no fuss — just perfectly soft, chewy cookies ready in under 30 minutes.

Soft Batch M&M Cookies Made with Pudding Mix | No chill time, no fuss — just perfectly soft, chewy cookies ready in under 30 minutes.

Tips for Success

  • Don’t overbake — they’ll finish setting on the pan.
  • Make sure you’re using regular instant pudding mix, not cook-and-serve and not sugar free.
  • Press a few extra M&Ms on top before baking for that bakery-style look.
  • Store in an airtight container; they’ll stay soft for up to 5 days.

Variations

  • 🎄 Holiday Edition: Use red and green M&Ms for Christmas, orange and brown for Halloween, or pastels for Easter.
  • 🍫 White Chocolate: Use white chocolate pudding mix and white chocolate chips.
  • 🥜 Nutty Twist: Stir in chopped pecans or walnuts for a bit of crunch.
  • 🍪 Mini Cookies: Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough for bite-sized treats.
  • 🧡 Scotcheroos: Use butterscotch pudding mix and peanut butter chips.
These easy pudding cookies are soft, thick, and chewy — no chill time needed! Loaded with colorful M&Ms and chocolate chips for the perfect bakery-style treat.

Soft & Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies (No Chill Time!) | These easy pudding cookies are soft, thick, and chewy — no chill time needed! Loaded with colorful M&Ms and chocolate chips for the perfect bakery-style treat.

These Soft & Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies are everything you want in a homemade cookie — soft, colorful, easy, and completely irresistible. Perfect for bake sales, cookie swaps, or cozy weekend baking.

Pin this recipe for your next baking day and get ready to fall in love with the softest cookies ever!

(And if soft cookies are your weakness, you’ll adore our Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies too!)

These easy pudding cookies are soft, thick, and chewy — no chill time needed! Loaded with colorful M&Ms and chocolate chips for the perfect bakery-style treat.

Soft & Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies Recipe

Yield: 24

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix (not sugar free, not cook & serve)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 cups M&Ms

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  2. Use and electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugars. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl: mix together the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Mix these dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until cookie dough forms.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.
  5. Scoop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 227Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 89mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g

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