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Nutella Pudding Cookies are some of the best cookies ever and this version has them all beat! Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies combine Nutella and your favorite ice cream flavor from childhood!

Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies on wood cutting board with ingredients in the background and recipe title on top of photo

When I was a kid I think Rocky Road must have been my favorite ice cream. I remember eating lots of ice cream as a child, but I remember Rocky Road the most.

Or, maybe it was that my mom loved Rocky Road ice cream the best, so it’s what she bought most frequently. Moms area like that, I should know. I do it all the time.

Anyway, I remember filling a bowl of ice cream, letting it melt a bit (now, I just nuke it for 10 seconds), and then carefully segmenting out all the nuts and marshmallows and pushing them to one side of the bowl. I’d eat all the ice cream, then savor the best part – the Rocky part of the Rocky Road.

What? That’s not how everyone eats ice cream? You don’t pick out all the cookie dough pieces and leave them for last?

Huh. Must be my weird eating habits.

Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies on wood cutting board with ingredients behind and marshmallows and straws next to the cookies

Rocky Road is kind of a retro flavor. At least, it feels that way to me. I mean, I ate it a long time ago. That feels retro, right?

When my mom turned 60 in February (party post upcoming, I promise) I threw her a 50s Diner party. When deciding what desserts to make, I thought of Rocky Road because it felt a little old-fashioned…plus it’s obviously my mom’s favorite (as evidenced by my gross under eating of all other ice cream flavors as a child).

How best to make Rocky Road Cookies? Into pudding cookies of course. How to make them even more chocolatey? By using Nutella.

Obviously. SO I made  Nutella Pudding Cookies.

Stack of Fruity Pebbles Pudding Cookies on pink background with fruity pebbles scattered around

I think pudding cookies are my favorite cookies to make. I’ve made so many versions. Almond and coconut and lemon. I cannot stop adding pudding to batters! For Valentine’s Day I made Nutella Chocolate Pudding Cookies – and they were my favorites yet. So when I was turning Rocky Road into cookies, I decided to add Nutella again. and make Nutella Pudding Cookies.

It was a very good choice, if I do say so myself.

These Nutella Pudding Cookies are full of chocolate flavor, from the Nutella and the chocolate pudding mix.

The dough comes together easy in just a few minutes. Then you make these a triple chocolate threat with chocolate chips. Nuts and Kraft Mallow Bits round out the Rocky Road Flavor.

(You could use mini marshmallows instead, but beware that regular marshmallows tend to melt into baked goods while in the oven. Freeze mini marshmallows before mixing them in if you’re not using the Mallow Bits. That will help less of them disappear into your cookie dough.)

The result? A soft and super chocolatey cookie with a marshmallow nutty crunch. The perfect Rocky Road…in a cookie.

Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies | Crazy for Crust

When eating my Nutella Pudding Cookies I couldn’t figure out how to save the nuts and mallow bits for last. So I had to eat the whole cookie all together. That was weird for me. 🙂

Check out all my pudding cookie recipes here!

Rocky road cookies on a wood cutting board with straws and ingredients in the background

Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies

5 from 1 vote
Pudding Cookies are some of the best cookies ever and this version has them all beat! Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies combine Nutella and your favorite ice cream flavor from childhood!
Total Time 2 hours
Yield 24 cookies
Serving Size 1 cookie

Ingredients
 

  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Nutella
  • 1 3.4 oz package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2-1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts I used almonds, walnuts would be great too
  • 1/2 cup Kraft Mallow Bits
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Whisk together baking soda, baking powder, and flour and set aside.
  • Cream together butter, Nutella, and both sugars. Add the pudding package and beat until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Slowly add the flour and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, nuts, and Mallow Bits.
  • Scoop 1” balls of dough and place on your cookie sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 165kcal
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

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Last Updated on May 20, 2020



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  1. I hated rocky road as a kid! But now it’s one of my favorites. These cookies look perfect.

  2. Good grief, my pants are gonna haaaaaate me. I want these cookies right now!

    PS, I totally pick out all the good stuff from ice cream. I mean, who is vanilla ice cream without the cookie dough pieces? A NOBODY, that’s who.

  3. These look too good, I am in love with anything rocky road and so need these cookies i my life!

  4. Oh goodness. These Rocky Road Nutella Pudding Cookies sound heavenly! Isn’t it funny how a particular food brings back so many childhood memories? 🙂 As far as weird eating habit’s concern, I think I’ve got my fair share in some way. Saving the best for last definitely is one of mine as well. hehe….so good to know I’m not the only one out there. 😛

  5. I am constantly getting the “look” from my wife whenever I eat ice cream because I do the same thing!! I always save whatever is in the ice cream for the last bite. It almost ruins the pleasure of the whole bowl because I’m looking forward to having that last bite so much.

    And call me deprived, but I only recently tried Nutella for the first time. And on top of that, I never had Rocky Road until a few years ago when the wife introduced it to me. It’s easily one of my favorites now.

    That said, these cookies look so awesome! I never had pudding cookies before.. how much have I been missing out?

    1. Well, I’m glad you’ve at least tried them now! I’m such a picky eater, but I have no problem trying food that’s sweet! 🙂

  6. You’re sending me a dozen right? Okay let me clarify, a dozen batches of a dozen. <greedy rocky road fan

  7. Pudding makes a big difference in cookies (and cakes). I t makes the texture all chewy and stays that way for days! These Rocky Road cookies look chewy and crunchy and chocolaty good!

  8. These look fabulous!! I love the idea of using the marshmallow bits so they don’t turn into a melted mess when baking – very clever!!

  9. This totally has my name written all over it! My favorite flavor of homemade ice cream last year was rocky road. Put it in a cookie and I say that is a pretty good deal!

    1. I’d love to know you recipe for your rocky road ice cream you’d make! I’m trying to find a good one to make my mom for mother’s day–it’s her favorite! 🙂 Thanks!

    2. I’d love to know your recipe for your rocky road ice cream you’d make! I’m trying to find a good one to make my mom for mother’s day–it’s her favorite! 🙂 Thanks!

      1. I’ve never made one! But I so need too. 🙂 That sounds really good…hmmm…now I’m on a mission…