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    Home » Desserts » Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

    Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

    Last updated on December 16, 2020. Originally posted on July 29, 2019 By Elaine 44 Comments

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    These chocolate cream cheese cookies are soft, delicious, and the star of the show when you serve them to your guests. Just know that they will stop conversations in their tracks by making people say things like, “Mmmmm!” You have been warned.

    A bite taken out of one of the cookies. It is being held over a plate of cookies

    People obsess over my pudding and cream cheese cookies. Now I have three of them on Dishes Delish: this one and the pistachio cookies recipe, which is by far my #2 recipe on the blog. The other one is pumpkin cream cheese cookies.

    If you like soft, flavorful cookies, you will enjoy these chocolate cream cheese cookies. These are hubby’s favorite.

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    Helpful tips

    • Make sure to take out the butter at least an hour before you start on the cookies.
    • To make the butter soften quicker, cut it into pads.
    • I use the double chocolate pudding mix, but you can use the regular chocolate pudding mix.
    • You can either use pudding mix that you cook or instant. I use the cook and serve version as I find it more vibrant tasting than instant.
    • Use a medium cookie scoop. It makes for airy-soft cookies.
    • The baked cookies should be slightly browned on the edges and a little soft to the touch.

    How to make these chocolate cookies

    Pre-step

    Take out the butter at least one hour before starting.

    Step one

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, get cookie sheets and cookie scoop.

    Step two

    Gather the wet ingredients – butter, cream cheese, egg and vanilla. (A)

    Step three

    Gather the dry ingredients: chocolate fudge pudding mix, flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. (B)

    On the left - butter, cream cheese, egg and vanilla. On the right - pudding, flour, sugar and baking soda

    Step four

    Add butter, cream cheese and sugar to the stand mixer. (C)

    Step five

    Turn the mixer on medium and mix until creamy. (D)

    On the left - butter, cream cheese and sugar. On the right - the ingredients creamed

    Step six

    Add egg and vanilla. (E)

    Step seven

    Turn mixer on medium and mix until combined. (F)

    On the left - egg and vanilla added to mixer. On the right - mixed in together

    Step eight

    Add the pudding mix, flour, salt and baking soda. (G)

    Step nine

    Stir in chocolate chips with a spatula. Use a cookie scoop to place the dough on the sheet. (H)

    On the left - pudding, flour and baking soda in the mixer. And on the right - a hand holding a scoop of batter over the cookie sheet with a bowl of batter in the background

    Continue placing the dough balls on the sheets. Don’t they look like chocolate mousse balls?

    A cookie sheet with balls of chocolate cookie dough in front of a bowl of dough in the back

    Step ten

    Bake for 15 minutes. When the cookies are done, the edges will be slightly browned and they will be a little soft to the touch.

    Wait 5 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool.

    cream cheese cookies cooling on a wire rack

    Gather your friends and pile the cookies on a plate.

    Small plate of chocolate cookies with milk over to the side

    Time to take a bite.

    A bite taken out of one of the cookies. It is being held over a plate of cookies

    Mmmm. Soft and delicious!

    I hope you enjoyed this chocolate cream cheese cookies recipe! They are so scrumptious.

    And as always, may all your dishes be delish.

    If you’ve tried this recipe, I’d love the know what you thought about it in the comments below. I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see more of my delicious food and delightful cocktails!

    A small plate of chocolate cream cheese cookies - square

    Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

    These soft, delicious cookies will be the star of your cookie tray!
    5 from 18 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Cookies, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chocolate cream cheese cookies, chocolate pudding, chocolate pudding cookies, cream cheese cookies
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 35 cookies
    Calories: 134kcal
    Author: Elaine Benoit

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup butter (softened – take butter out at least an hour before starting)
    • 8 ounces cream cheese
    • .75 cup sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2.25 cups white flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • .50 teaspoon salt
    • 3.4 ounces chocolate fudge pudding mix (or regular chocolate – cook and serve if you can get it, or instant if you can't)
    • .50 cup chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 F
    • Add softened butter, cream cheese and sugar in stand mixer and mix on medium until creamy
    • Add egg and vanilla and mix on medium until combined
    • Add flour, pudding mix, baking soda and salt and mix until combined
    • Stir in chocolate chips
    • Scoop up the cookie dough and place on the cookie sheet – 16 on a sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. The cookies should be a little browned on the edges and slightly soft to the touch
    • Let cool for 5 minutes on the sheet before transferring the cookies to a wire rack
    • Eat
    • Smile
    • Enjoy

    Equipment

    stand mixer
    cookie sheets
    cookie scoop
    spatula
    wire cooling rack
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    Notes

    Helpful tips
    • Make sure to take out the butter at least an hour before you start on the cookies.
    • To make the butter soften quicker, cut it into pads.
    • I use the double chocolate pudding mix, but you can use the regular chocolate pudding mix.
    • You can either use pudding mix that you cook or instant. I use the cook and serve version as I find it more vibrant tasting than instant.
    • Use a medium cookie scoop.  It makes for airy-soft cookies.
    • The baked cookies should be slightly browned on the edges and a little soft to the touch.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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    Comments

    1. Irina

      July 29, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      OMG! To make about 35 cookies for 25 minutes? I am gonna make them right now! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:11 pm

        Thanks Irina!! 🙂 They are so scrumptious!

        Reply
    2. Jennifer

      July 29, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      Is there anything yummier than a good chocolate cookie? Oh, this one is so good.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:11 pm

        Thanks so much Jennifer! I appreciate it.

        Reply
    3. Dannii

      July 29, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      What delicious little cookies these are. I am going to have to try them!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:11 pm

        I hope you enjoy them when you do! Thank you Dannii!

        Reply
    4. Lizzy

      July 29, 2019 at 1:39 pm

      I definitely think cream cheese is an underused ingredient, and this looks like such a delicious way to use it. Can’t wait to try!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:12 pm

        Thanks Lizzy. Everyone loves them and my hubby enjoys these more than the pistachio ones I make!

        Reply
    5. kim

      July 29, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      So scrumptious and I seriously love how easy these are!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:12 pm

        Thanks so much Kim!

        Reply
    6. Michelle

      July 29, 2019 at 2:02 pm

      Soft, simple, and absolutely delicious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 29, 2019 at 3:13 pm

        Thanks so much Michelle! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Gloria

      July 29, 2019 at 6:09 pm

      I just know these little gems would be so delicious. Eating just one would be IMPOSSIBLE. That cream cheese and chocolate combination is so good.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 31, 2019 at 1:01 pm

        Thanks so much Gloria! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Nicoletta De Angelis Nardelli

      July 30, 2019 at 11:47 am

      These soft cookies are indeed delish! I am pretty sure between me and Loreto we would take care of quite a few on that plate 😉 !

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 31, 2019 at 1:02 pm

        Hehe! I’m sure you both could too, Nicoletta! 🙂

        Reply
    9. Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer

      July 30, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      Just look at that puff!!! I love a great, soft chocolate cookie! Yours look super yummy and easy! Pinning for later!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 31, 2019 at 1:02 pm

        Thanks Lori! They are puffy and delicious and fabulous! Everyone loves them!

        Reply
    10. Michelle

      July 30, 2019 at 8:41 pm

      This is a fun unique recipe! What a great idea adding cream cheese and chocolate pudding to the cookie mix. They look delicious and I’m pinning this to make later.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 31, 2019 at 1:03 pm

        Thanks Michelle! I appreciate it!

        Reply
    11. Aleta

      July 30, 2019 at 11:15 pm

      Oh my goodness these chocolate cookies also have cream cheese?! I am sooo excited to make these beauties! I love that they are fast too – nothing worse than when you have to refrigerate dough first!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 31, 2019 at 1:04 pm

        Hehe. Yup! I almost never refrigerate cookie dough any more! Thanks Aleta!

        Reply
    12. Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen

      August 02, 2019 at 9:50 am

      Ha ha, it’s funny how we feel bad for those recipes that drop to the number two spot! These cookies look so yummy, look forward to trying them!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 02, 2019 at 1:50 pm

        Hehe. I’m glad I’m not alone in that! Thanks Carrie! 🙂 I hope you enjoy them.

        Reply
    13. Tammy

      August 02, 2019 at 11:59 am

      Oh how I wish I had one right now 😀 These look soo good! I love the cream cheese and pudding mix in there…I bet these are scrumptious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 02, 2019 at 1:51 pm

        They really are Tammy! Thank you!

        Reply
    14. Kelly Anthony

      August 02, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Your step by step pictures and directions will make making these chocolate cream cheese cookies super easy.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 03, 2019 at 11:23 am

        Thanks Kelly!

        Reply
    15. Marisa F. Stewart

      August 03, 2019 at 7:33 am

      Don’t we just all love easy!! These chocolate cookies look so good and flavorful. What a great way to whip up a dessert in no time. I’ve got the pudding and the cream cheese. Now all I have to do is make the cookies.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 03, 2019 at 11:24 am

        Thanks Marisa! I love when I have someone’s recipe ingredients on hand, that way I have instant gratification.

        Reply
    16. Amanda Mason

      August 04, 2019 at 3:23 pm

      These look amazing!! Loving that you used the pudding!! Cookies are my weakness so I’ll be making these for sure!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 06, 2019 at 7:02 pm

        Yay! I hope you enjoy them Amanda!

        Reply
    17. Michele

      August 04, 2019 at 8:16 pm

      Pass some over here!!! I’m already saying Mmmmmm! I love any dessert with cream cheese. The cream cheese and chocolate combo in a cookie definitely has me interested! Cannot wait to try these.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 05, 2019 at 10:13 am

        Thanks so much Michele! I hope you enjoy them when you do! 🙂

        Reply
    18. Anne Murphy

      August 04, 2019 at 9:00 pm

      Now you have me feeling nostalgic – the first cookies I baked when I was a kid had pudding mix in them. Not cream cheese, though… LOL (I think it used a baking mix – this looks altogether better!) It was a great way to learn, because they always came out well, and I developed confidence. These look so moist and soft!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 05, 2019 at 10:17 am

        Thanks Anne, I appreciate it! How fun. I love recipes that remind me of my childhood. My first cookie I made myself is the snickerdoodle and I remember it vividly!

        Reply
    19. Mollie

      September 27, 2020 at 2:30 pm

      Just noticed that the ingredient list says baking powder but down in the instructions it says baking soda. Which is it?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        September 27, 2020 at 4:09 pm

        Oops. Thank you for catching that Mollie. It is baking soda. I’ll change it in the recipe card.

        Reply
    20. Eric Simpson

      December 08, 2020 at 7:06 pm

      The recipe calls for “.50 chocolate chips”…0.5 *what?!* ounces? kilograms? cups? 1/2 of one chocolate chip? I’m amazed no others have asked about this glaring error.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        December 09, 2020 at 12:45 pm

        Sorry Eric, it’s 1/2 cup. I can’t believe I missed that. Just updated the recipe card. Happy holidays and thanks for pointing it out.

        Reply
        • Eric Simpson

          December 15, 2020 at 6:54 pm

          Thanks. I also noticed something else that needs clarifying: is the pudding mix instant or the cooking type?

          Reply
          • Elaine

            December 16, 2020 at 11:14 am

            Thanks Eric. I clarified it both in the helpful tips and recipe card. Thanks for keeping me on my toes. 😉

            Reply
            • Eric Simpson

              December 21, 2020 at 1:31 am

              OK, I finally made it, but I did make a couple of minor tweaks: I used a full 5 oz. box of chocolate fudge cook-and-serve pudding mix, 1 full cup of dark chocolate chips, and added 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder (in addition to the baking soda called for). I also think that I made the cookies a bit smaller than yours, as I got 47 of them (and 15 minutes baking time was perfect). They came out GREAT!!!! Nice and fluffy and oh-so chocolaty!

            • Elaine

              December 21, 2020 at 10:32 am

              I’m so glad you enjoyed them. I love the additions you used. I would have used a full cup of chocolate chips too but for some reason, hubby thinks they are better with less. I never think there could be too much chocolate. Thanks for coming back and telling me. 🙂 Happy holidays.

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