If you like soft cookies, you'll like these...

Cake Batter Pudding Cookies
3/4 C. butter
3/4 C. brown sugar
1/4 C. sugar
1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
2 eggs
3/4 C. yellow cake mix
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
2 1/4 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350. Stir together flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together.  Add in pudding mix and cake mix and beat until well blended.  Add eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth.  Add flour mixture slowly until well incorporated.
Mix in sprinkles.
Roll into 1" balls and place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

My new Favorite Cookie...

From the book: 101 Gourmet Cookies..

Root Beer Float Cookies

3/4 C. sugar
3/4 C. brown sugar
1 Cup butter, softened
1/4 C. milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. Root beer flavoring or extract
4 C. Flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Cream Glaze

Cream Glaze ingredients...
2-3 Tbsp. cream
1 1/2 C. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Cream together the sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add milk, eggs, and extract. Stir to combine. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour until firm. Then place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Frost with cream glaze.

Cream Glaze...
Gently whisk all ingredients until all lumps are gone. Drizzle or spread over cooled cookies.

Easiest Ever Pumpkin Cookies
also known as weight watchers pumpkin cookies... but shhhh! Don't tell the kids!

1 box spice cake mix
15 oz. can of pumpkin
1/ C. flour
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Blend first 3 ingredients. Add chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350. for 10-12 minutes.

I've heard these called many names... I prefer No Bake!

No Bake Cookies
1 cube butter or margarine
2 C. sugar
1/2 C. cocoa
1/2 C. milk
combine and boil for 1 minute.
Stir in: 1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 C. peanut butter
3 C. quick oats
Mix and drop on wax paper. Let cool.

You can be creative with this recipe. We did them as Dinosaur Delight once and as we added ingredients we called them: Dirt(cocoa), Swamp water (green food color in the milk), Crushed Dino bones(sugar), Fat (butter), Squashed bugs(peanut butter), Dino tears (vanilla), and Dead grass (oatmeal).

Refrigerator Fudge Cookies
1 Can sweetened condensed milk
2 C. semi sweet chocolate chips
3 C. crushed graham crackers (about 48 squares)
1/2 C. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Powdered sugar

In a microwave safe bowl, combine milk and chocolate chips. Microwave, uncovered for 1-2 minutes or until chips are melted. Stir until smooth. Stir in cracker crumbs, nuts and vanilla. Shape into a 17-inch log. Roll in powdered sugar. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/4"slices.
Store in Refrigerator.