"Catch a Man by Christmas" Cookies

Have you ever heard of a "boyfriend cookie?" If so, you know what they say about these cookies; so good they may just land you a boyfriend. And if they don't do that, they are certainly a great replacement for a boyfriend. Since I already have a boyfriend, I can't promise you that these cookies will actually catch you a man, but I can tell you that my guy LOVED these cookies. He said "oh, these are good..." while shoving another cookie in his mouth. So I may not have caught a man with a cookie, but I sure have kept one!

I call my version of boyfriend cookies "Catch a Man by Christmas" cookies because these are perfect man cookies. No frill, no fluff, just darn good cookies. Perfect for kids, too! They're crunchy on the bottom and soft in the middle. You HAVE to eat them while they're still warm, and with milk. Lots of milk. If not, you're doing it wrong. 

"Catch a Man by Christmas" Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chocolate chunks
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Christmas M&M's
• 1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
2.In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add pudding mix, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and remaining candy. 

3. If dough is sticky, refrigerate until it firms up. 
3. Here is the important part: Roll the cookies into golfball size, and then break them in half. Then stack them in half like a snowman. Crazy, I know, but trust me. This is the key to keeping your cookies soft in the middle and not crisp throughout. Life changing. 

What your dough should look like before adding the candies...

After the candies, yum!

Break them apart...

Stack them like so....

And you get these beauties! Now, go catch yourself a Christmas sweetheart, or have another cookie. Whatever works.