DAILY RECIPE AUGUST 4TH: AWAR WINNING SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

I was on line for a tour of our local AAA Minor league baseball team stadium the other day. when I heard three ladies talking about chocolate chip cookies say how grea they were, I then heard the one lady say she used pudding in it? I was very curoius so I asked her about it, when done I gave her my email so she could send me the recipe, these are to die for.. hugs Sue

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie

Yield 6 dozen


Ingredients
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
2.In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3.Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.