Best Ever (Really!) Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Addie

These chocolate chip cookies are amazing! When baking this recipe, I am a stickler for using one stick of butter and one stick of margarine — the combination of fats gives the cookies terrific texture. Be prepared to give out this recipe....it’s requested every time I make them. If you have extras, they freeze beautifully!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup stick margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, optional

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and margerine with sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Combine the flour, pudding mix and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans if desired. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets.


Bake at 375° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 dozen.