It's the beginning of full blown Summer heat, and who hasn't had a Rootbeer float to help cool them down? I mean, that uniquely flavored beverage with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? Yeah, I remember those days... Once in a great while, for a treat, sure. But WAY too many calories for a regular indulgence – but wait! How about getting that combination of flavors – in a cookie You read that right - Rootbeer Float Cookies DO exist! Super quick to make once your butter's softened - and they do deliver. They're very similar to a traditional Toll House, but heavier on the brown sugar side, using Rootbeer flavoring instead of vanilla. And the white chocolate (in truth, vanilla flavored) chips add the “float” part. I skipped the step of shaping the dough into balls – just dropped spoonfuls onto parchment. I ended up with about 50 moderate sized cookies, which was plenty for me to enjoy and even share a bunch at work. But this was new to me – you add a package of instant pudding mix to the cookie batter? Apparently there's a new “style” that uses this technique - these cookies DID come out the chewy, soft texture that is my preference, and the author says the pudding has something to do with that. Hey – my results were great! I MIGHT add a touch more root beer concentrate to my next batch – odd, but it was hard to identify until you knew what it was? Or maybe it was just that unexpected... But yeah – these are good! Trust me – I turned my oven on for these