Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Pudding Mix)

By Cindy_Wicker

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3-1/2 oz. pkg. vanilla instant pudding
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2-1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Beat together butter, sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix, baking soda and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Add flour and stir together. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 1/2 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 48 cookies.

Note: butterscotch or chocolate instant pudding may be substituted for the vanilla pudding. Chocolate candies or butterscotch chips may be substituted for the chocolate chips.