Chocolate Pudding Cookie Cups

 Chocolate Pudding Cookie Cups

 

These are so much fun to make and easy too!  You can be as creative as you want and fill these little cups with whatever you like.  I chose chocolate pudding and then I topped them with vanilla ganache but you can use any pudding you like and any topping...even whipped cream.

Chocolate Pudding Cookie Cups

1 sugar Cookie Mix plus required ingredients to make them
1 3.4 ounce package of Instant chocolate Pudding 
2 cups milk 
1 cup heavy cream 
1 11 ounce package of chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease mini muffin tray and set aside. Prepare the sugar cookie mix according to directions. Roll the dough into small balls approximately 1 inch in diameter. Place one ball of dough into each space of the mini muffin tray. Press down the dough with a round spoon to create a small crater in the middle. 

Bake for approximately 9 minutes, cookie cups will be slightly golden around the edges, they will still be slightly soft. Once you remove them from the oven press in the center with the round spoon again to re-create the crater in the center of the cookie cup. Allow to cool in the pan for another 5-8 minutes, then remove to continue cooling on a wire rack.

To make the pudding combine the 2 cups of milk with the package of instant vanilla pudding. Stir for several minutes to ensure it is fully mixed and place into the refrigerator to set. 

To make the ganache frosting,  pour the white chocolate chips into a medium size mixing bowl and set aside, pour the heavy cream into a small saucepan and bring to a low simmer. Allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes and then pour the hot heavy cream over the chocolate chips. Stir until fully melted and heavy cream and chocolate are completely combined. Allow to set and cool to room temperature for approximately an hour. As it cools it will continue to thicken. 

Once the ganache is cool, pour into large mixing bowl and using a hand mixer mixer beat over high speed for 4-5 minutes. This will thicken it even more to be able to use the ganache as a frosting. Scoop the ganache frosting into a piping bag, and use a frosting tip to frost cups. 

To assemble, take a spoonful of the chocolate pudding and scoop it into the crater of the cookie cup. It's ok to add extra pudding so it sits higher on top of the cookie cup. Then pipe on the ganache frosting. 

Serve immediately and enjoy!!   Can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.​ 

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