"Boyfriend" Cookies

Baked by Megan, with love!

As boys are very well known for eating...and eating...and eating...there is no better name for these cookies that include an extreme amount of chips, candies, and special treats!  These cookies are perfect for a thank you gift to the boy who helped paint your bedroom (which is why I made them), for trying to impress a guy with your incredible baking skills, or just for your own enjoyment!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter - softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar - packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 package (3.5oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/2 cup M&Ms
• 1/2 cup Reese's Pieces

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated white sugar
3. Mix in vanilla pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract
4. Combine flour and baking soda in a separate bowl, then add to the mixture
5. Put all chocolate chips and candies into a bowl and mix together to make sure each cookie will have a good variety of treats
6. Add chips and candies to the mixture
7. Drop tablespoon sized balls of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown
9. Cool on a wire cooling rack

Notes:

• I only found 3.4oz packages of pudding mix, and that was just enough!
• Add the pudding mix as the powder! Do not prepare the actual pudding.
• I bought a bag of peanut butter and milk chocolate chips mixed together to save some money, and I just used 1 cup of that mixture and 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.  This equaled approximately 1 1/2 cups chocolate and 1/2 cup peanut butter which was plenty.
• I would always recommend stirring with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon instead of using a powered mixer.  Yes, it is much easier and faster, but the texture of the dough may be too soft if you use a power mixer.
• Click here to see the recipe source.

My boyfriend has always been one for plain chocolate chip cookies and would always choose them over anything fancy.  However, he really loved these cookies, and so did his whole family!  They tasted so good, and I really love what the vanilla pudding mix added to the recipe.  Baking is a passion of mine, and I am very critical of how my products come out.  Thankfully, these cookies were pretty easy to make and each batch came out great!  If you have a sweet tooth, these are definitely the cookies for you.  There was just the right amount of peanut butter, chocolate, and crunch from the candies!  Give them a try and let me know how you liked them!  Also I would be happy to read your comments and answer any questions you may have as best as possible.  I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did!