Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 (3.4 oz) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• can also throw in chopped walnuts

I thought the pudding was weird as heck, but as I am the worst cookie baker ever, I deferred to the cookie baker experts. Apparently the pudding makes it soft and chewy. which it does! The cookies dont taste like pudding either.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 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 cookies sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.