Better than Anything COOKIES
This has been a recipe in the making for months now. I had to decide exactly how I wanted to go about creating my favorite cake, into my now favorite cookie.
The “Better than Anything Cake” is my absolute favorite cake. I have been experimenting in my kitchen, and after A LOT of trial and error, I have found how I wanted to re-create it into a pudding cookie.
Believe me, I have tried it in so many different variations that I had all but given up. I mean, this recipe needed to be “Better than Anything” and needed to incorporate the flavors and gooeyness of the cake. The flavor that was stumping me the most was the Cool Whip. It is one of the essential ingredients to the cake. The lightness of it helps make it the unique cake that it is. BUT I didn’t want to frost my cookies with actual Cool Whip, because they wouldn’t be refrigerated as often as the cake would. I was strolling down the frozen aisles one evening and got to the Cool Whip Section. I was staring and pondering when my eyes scrolled down to a new creation. Maybe its not new, but it was sure new to me. Cool Whip Frosting. And thats when I knew how I was going to make this cookie work.
I can now present you with the finished product, and it was WELL worth the wait. They are fabulous.
I am actually pretty proud of it. It tasted JUST like the cake, but in personal cookie form. Try them for yourselves, you will LOVE them! Hands down my new FAVORITE Pudding Cookie.
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 (3.9 oz) box Devil's Food Pudding Mix, dry
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2¼ cups bread flour, all-purpose works well, too. I notice softer cookies with bread flour.
- 36 (half inch) cubes homemade caramels, Rolos, Kraft caramels or caramel bits work fine, too, but I notice they get really hard once cooled which is why I prefer homemade caramel.
- 1 (10.6 oz) tub Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting, thawed in fridge. You can find it next to the tubs of Cool Whip
- Heath bits for topping
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together.
- Add dry pudding mix and mix well.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Add baking soda and flour and mix until well incorporated.
- Grab enough dough to make a 1" ball and flatten it out in the palm of your hand. Place one 0.5" caramel cube and place it in the center of the flattened dough. Fold up the edges of the dough around caramel and roll into a ball, making sure the caramel is sealed in the center of the dough ball. Place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. 9-12 cookie dough balls per cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wired cooling rack.
- Once cookies have completely cooled, frost with Cool Whip frosting.
- Sprinkle the tops of the frosted cookies with Heath bits.
Here is a recipe for homemade caramel on my blog you could use. For this recipe, I actually bought a block of homemade caramel from my local Kitchen store, Kitchen Kneads.
Enjoy!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
You did it! You turned your cake into cookies and you did it beautifully! Congrats - I know how it is to think, ponder, and attempt a recipe many times, over many months, and then when you get it right, the world is just...perfect :) Cool Whip frosting. I didn't even know it existed. Great call!
Darlene
You are brilliant! I am so excited to try this! Making these today!
Leslie Moore
These look amazing! Great job.
Kimberley
Genius!! I can't wait to try these babies out, they look delish!
PS. Your photography is fantastic too
tanya
I think I'm in love! Seriously perfect! All the wonderful cake flavor, but with less commitment-beautiful!
sally @ sallys baking addiction
better than anything cake into cookies, now that's pretty phenomenal Nikki. I love the addition of bread flour - I have been meaning to try that in a cookie recipe soon. :)
Kathy
Your cookies look incredible! I love the cake; I can't wait to try the cookie!
Meriem @ Culinary Couture
I just saw that Cool Whip frosting in the circular the other day and I was like WOAH when did this happen! I can't wait to try it!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen
Cool whip frosting is perfect! I absolutely love better than cake so am thrilled to see a cookie recipe! They look like beautiful, decadent cookies!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Oh my heavens, Nikki. These cookies truly are better than anything! They look SO gooey and perfect--just like their cake counterpart!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
OMG Nikki. YES! You're a genius with the pudding cookie. I crown you the queen!
Jenn@eatcakefordinner
Dang, girl! You are one smart cookie. Pinned for later!
Suzan @ The Lazy Suzan
These look oh-so-dangerous!
marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings
oh my gosh these look so good I can't wait to try them
Krista Low
I absolutely adore cookies. Your photography is phenomenal and these look absolutely amazing! I just pinned these because I know I will fall in love with them. Thank you so much for sharing these! I wish I could eat them now!
Heidi
OMG those look amazing!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking
I could eat these cookies every day for the rest of my life! They sounds AMAZING Nikki!
Anne from Pintesting
Could you substitute stabilized whipped cream for the cool whip frosting? Just wondered since I try to stay away from anything that isn't "real" as much as possible. These sound amazing and I'd love to try them.
Julianne@ Beyond Frosting
Saw these on Pinterest today! Incredible!