Lemon Pudding Cookies With Meringue Pieces
Lemony, light, soft, and chewy with crispy vanilla meringue pieces and sweet white chocolate chips make the perfect flavor combo in one bite.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes*
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (4 oz) box instant lemon pudding mix
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature (3/4 cup)
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup meringue cookies crushed into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees—line two large baking sheets with the parchment paper and set aside.
- Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt) in a medium bowl.
- In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars on medium speed for 6-7 minutes, stopping halfway through to scrape the escaped butter off the sides. After 7 minutes, add the egg and lemon zest. Mix for 3 more minutes. Scrape the sides and mix with a spatula.
- Add the dry ingredients, start the mixer on low, mix for about 30 seconds, until the dough becomes shaggy, and add the white chocolate chips and broken meringue cookies. Mix until everything comes together, about 30 seconds more. Turn the mixer off. Give the mixture once over with a spatula to ensure there are no dry pockets of flour.
- Scoop the cookie dough with a small ice cream scoop and place the cookies on the baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies at 350 Fahrenheit for 9-10 minutes until the edges are light brown.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool off completely.
Notes
You can store the cookies in an air-tight container for up to 4-5 days. If they will last that long.
*Prep time does not include the making of the meringue cookies. Those can be made a day before to save some time.