Don’t pass these cookies by just because you think you don’t like pumpkin. I’m the first to admit pumpkin isn’t my favorite flavor, but I think that’s because most of us immediately associate it with pumpkin pie- which is overwhelmingly pumpkin-y. After making my Pumpkin Cheesecake Rolls and Pumpkin Apple Butter, I am starting to come around. Still unsure? What if I told you these cookies don’t even contain any pumpkin?
The secret to these cookies is a package of Jell-O instant Pumpkin Spice pudding mix. Pudding mix does magical things when added to cookies. Just make a batch of my Very Vanilla Pudding Cookies if you don’t believe me. These Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal cookies seriously might be my new favorite cookie.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 package Jello Instant Pumpkin Spice Pudding mix 3.4oz
- 2 cups instant oats
Instructions
- Beat butter, sugars, and eggs until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients and blend well.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
- Do not over bake- these will be puffy when fresh out of the oven, allow them to cool and settle on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to fully cool.
Notes
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Looking for more oatmeal cookie recipes? Check out my White Chocolate Oatmeal Walnut Cookies.
Dee
Sunday 11th of September 2016
These sound wonderful! Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. :)
Melissa
Tuesday 5th of August 2014
Can you sub the pudding for anything else since i can't find the pudding?
Jimmy
Monday 19th of September 2016
It's a seasonal item, that I only find around the Fall season and Wal Mart ususally has it. Sometimes it won't be with the other pudding mixes, sometimes I find it in the main aisle. But you surely can use any other pudding mix that you think you'd might like.
Tasha
Saturday 15th of February 2014
OMG! These are amazing! I had picked up a box of the pumpkin spice pudding for .10 on clearance after the holidays. I did not know what I was going to do with the pudding, since I do not like pumpkin anything. That is until I found your recipe. Now I am upset I can't find more of the pudding in the store. LOL