The "King" would approve of these Elvis Puddin' Cookies! A peanut butter, banana pudding cookie filled with bits of bacon and chocolate!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 40cookies
Author: Jamie Sherman
Ingredients
¾cupbutter, softened1 1/2 sticks
½cupcreamy peanut butter
½cupsugar
½cupbrown sugar
2eggs
1teaspoonvanilla
2 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
1boxinstant banana cream pudding3.4 oz.
10slicesbaconcooked and crumbled
1cupmini chocolate chips
Instructions
In a medium bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixer until well combined. Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and dry pudding. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in the bacon and chocolate chips. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat. Scoop or roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in a covered container.
Notes
Any flavor of pudding works here, so keep this in mind and get creative!