Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies made with fresh raspberries and chocolate chips. Adding fresh raspberries to a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe makes a delicious difference!
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Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies are a new invention of mine that I want to share it with all of you! As you can tell, I make a lot of treats at my house. There are quite a few that I really love, but even with all of the “fancy” treats I have made over the years, I still feel like chocolate chip cookies are my all-time favorite. I have made so many different chocolate chip cookie recipes over the years and am still coming up with ways to tweak some of my favorites!
I had some fresh raspberries on hand the other day and decided to see what would happen if I added these to one of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes – the results are absolutely amazing! You’ll have to eat them within a couple of days so they don’t spoil, but I don’t think you’ll find that to be too hard!
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
This delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe is made with vanilla pudding to keep the cookies soft and add some extra flavor that is absolutely incredible. All of the other ingredients are basic ones – butter, sugar, flour, etc. Add semi-sweet chocolate chips and fresh raspberries to make these incredible Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies.
How to make perfect chocolate chip cookies
- Make sure that you have enough flour in the dough. If the dough is too sticky, you may need to add a little bit of flour.
- Spend a little extra time when you mix the butter and sugars. Creaming them together for 2-3 minutes will improve the consistency of your cookies.
- Preheat the oven. This will help your cookies turn out right every time!
- Use a cookie scoop! If you want all your cookies to be perfectly shaped and have them all be the same size, a cookie scoop is the way to go.
- Use parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Doing this will make it really easy to remove the cookies from your cookie sheet so that you don’t have to scrape them off the pan – they will just slide right off in perfect shape!
- Don’t over bake the cookies – when I take mine out of the oven, they still look slightly under baked but they will continue to bake on the cookie sheet for a couple more minutes so that’s ok!
Ingredients in Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Butter – The recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, which is equal to 2 full sticks. Make sure that the butter is softened to room temperature before mixing with the other ingredients. And for best results, use real butter.
Sugars – You will need brown sugar and granulated sugar. For best results, make sure your brown sugar is fresh.
Vanilla pudding mix – You will need 1 large (5.1 ounce) box of instant vanilla pudding mix. This adds sweetness and flavor to the cookies and also makes the cookies super soft.
Eggs – Add 2 large eggs to the dough to help bind everything together.
Vanilla extract – The higher the quality of the vanilla, the better.
Flour – All-purpose flour works best in the recipe, but you can use a gluten-free substitute if needed.
Baking soda – 1 teaspoon of baking soda acts as the leavening agent in the cookies, so make sure that your baking soda isn’t expired.
Chocolate chips – I really love semi-sweet chocolate chips in my cookies, but dark chocolate chips go so well with the raspberries, so that’s a great option as well. White chocolate chips work great too!
Raspberries – This is the star ingredient in the recipe! You will need about 1 cup of fresh raspberries that have been washed, dried and cut in half. It’s really important to wait for the raspberries to be dry before adding them to the dough, because if there is a lot of extra moisture on them, that water will make the dough too sticky.
How to make Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350°.
With a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars for about 2-3 minutes. The more you cream the butter and sugars together, the better! Add the vanilla pudding mix and mix until well blended.
Next, add the eggs and vanilla and for another 2-3 minutes.
Add the flour and baking soda and continue mixing until well combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips and then very gently fold in the raspberries. Some of the raspberries will fall apart a little bit but you don’t want to completely smash them up.
Drop cookies by rounded teaspoonfuls (I use a cookie scoop) onto a greased cookie sheet, or one that has been lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges just barely begin to brown. Let the cookies cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 large box 5.1 oz Instant Vanilla Pudding mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup fresh raspberries halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the pudding mix and mix again until well combined.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the flour and baking soda and continue mixing.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and then very gently fold in the raspberries.
- Drop cookies by rounded teaspoonfuls (I use a cookie scoop) onto a greased cookie sheet or one that is lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges barely begin to brown. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie troubleshooting tips
Over the years, I have had many cookie failures along with all of my successes and I have learned a few things along the way! You may have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe that you love, but they don’t always turn out perfectly. Why?! Here are some helpful tips for some common cookie problems!
Why are my chocolate chip cookies flat?
If your chocolate chip cookies are flat and spread out too much while baking, you may need to add a little bit more flour. Start by just adding a few tablespoons of flour to the batter and see if that is enough to help the shape of your cookies. If you are using a recipe with butter, make sure you aren’t melting the butter. There are a few cookie recipes that actually call for melted butter, but most of them just require the butter to be softened to room temperature. Which leads to the next question…
How do you soften butter to room temperature?
The best way to soften butter is to set it out for a few hours before you make your cookies. Since most of us (or maybe just me!) aren’t that prepared or don’t think that far in advance, there are a few tricks to softening butter perfectly in just a matter of minutes. My favorite way to soften butter is in the microwave. It’s definitely fast, but you do have to be very careful not to melt it. Just put the whole stick of butter in the microwave (as long as it isn’t wrapped in foil!) and microwave for about 6-7 seconds. If the butter is still really cold, try another 5-7 seconds and check it again. You may need a few intervals, and if the butter is starting to feel soft, you can shorten the final interval to just a few seconds to make sure it doesn’t start melting.
actually prefer to use the defrost setting on my microwave – I don’t know exactly what that mode does differently, and it takes a little bit longer (closer to 30 seconds), but it seems to be easier to get the butter to soften without melting.
Why do my chocolate chip cookies burn on the bottom but aren’t done in the middle?
If your cookies are always burning on the bottom, it is probably a cookie sheet issue! If you are using really dark cookie sheets, the bottoms of your baked goods will tend to burn before they are actually cooked all the way through. If you use a lot of cooking spray, the same result can happen. I prefer to use lighter colored non-stick pans so that I don’t have to use cooking spray at all. As mentioned above, I have been converted to silicone baking mats over the last couple of years and I love how easy it is for cookies to come off the tray – no sticking ever!
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Delicious pudding chocolate chip cookie recipe made with fresh raspberries. Soft, chewy and delicious Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies that are easy to make!
sharon says
the large boxes of vanilla pudding are 1.5 oz not 5.1 oz
Jessica says
No, they’re 5.1 oz. The small boxes are 3.4 oz. 🙂
Lou says
Do you think I could prepare the dough a day before cooking them. I would like to have them fresh out of the oven to serve at a party but I don’t want to be preparing the dough rhe day of the party. By the way, I made them before and they are delicious.
Nellie says
You could definitely make the dough the day before as long as you keep it refrigerated, although I would probably wait until right before baking to add the raspberries. I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Jessica says
I think that would work well! Just keep the dough refrigerated of course!
Maddie :) says
Do you think white chocolate chips would taste just as good with these cookies?
Jessica says
I do! I think a mix of the 2 would be good as well- and pretty!
Shellbeee says
Excited to try these! Which size cookie scoop do you use? Small or medium? Thanks so much!
Jessica says
I use the medium cookie scoop for these!
Vanessa says
I cut into the dough seedless raspberry perserves instead, and they came out great!
Jessica says
Great idea!
Heather says
How much of preserves did you end up putting in your recipe?
Lisa says
That sounds great! I might have to try these today! And maybe with white chocolate chips????
Jessica says
Great idea Lisa!
LisaV. says
I made these today with some White & some Chocolate Chips, & a “filling” of Four Fruit Preserves & they came out very tasty! I used a medium scoop & baked them for 12 minutes. Should have used more chips tho.
Emily says
Do you think these would be good with diced strawberries? My husband doesn’t really care for raspberries.
Jessica says
It’s worth a shot! Let me know how it goes if you try it…
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons says
What a fabulous addition! I’d love to try this!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
Love the added raspberries!!
Jessica says
Thanks Megan!
sar1962 says
How long will these cookies keep…….since they have fruit in them? thanx
Nellie says
With 4 kids in the house, I’ve never had any cookies last more than a couple of days so I’m not sure! If you are planning to keep them for more than a 1-2 days, I would probably try to freeze them or maybe even just put them in the refrigerator to make them last a little bit longer?
Mckenzie kirker says
Sooo I made them and my dough turned green ???? what’s going on here I’m really good at baking cookies my first time with raspberries though
Jessica says
Hi McKenzie- fear not! Apparently if you bake with raspberries and the food turns colors, it’s a chemical reaction between the raspberries, your baking powder and perhaps even the type of pan you baked them on. It’s not common, but it’s not uncommon- they’re perfectly safe to be eaten! I’ve never experienced it but I’ve heard of it happening. Just consider yourself LUCKY! 😉
Lisa says
I just made these with white chocolate chips and frozen raspberries….OMG!!! Best thing I’ve tasted in a long time!
Nellie says
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! White chocolate chips sound amazing!
Elyse says
What type of flour please. AP or SR?
Nellie says
I always use all-purpose flour. Hope you enjoy the cookies!
Elyse says
thank you! making them this weekend 🙂
Julie says
Could these be made ahead and frozen?
Nellie says
I have never tried freezing the actual cookies but I would imagine they would be just fine. Usually I scoop out the cookies and then freeze the portioned dough. You can pull them out and bake them without thawing – just add a minute or two to the baking time. Enjoy!
Jessica says
So glad you liked them!!