Aunt Spiffy's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Aunt Spiffy's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 box instant french vanilla pudding (4.4 ounce box)*
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl.
3. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and pudding mix. Use a wire whisk to completely incorporate ingredients.
4. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Beat at medium speed.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 9 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.
8. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

*This ingredient is optional apparently, because I accidentally left it out of the ones I made for the garage sale at church and the cookies turned out fine.