Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Get the perfect chewy consistency to your chocolate chip cookies with the secret ingredient of instant pudding.

Ingredients
2 1/4 C. unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C. butter or margarine, softened
1/4 C. granulated sugar
3/4 C. packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 4 oz. package vanilla instant pudding or pie filling (I use instant pudding mix)
2 eggs
1 12 oz. package chocolate chips
1 C. nuts (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour with baking soda in a bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugars, and pudding mix. Beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, and gradually add flour mixture. Stir in chips and nuts. Roll into balls and flatten slightly or drop by teaspoonful on a non-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Note: You may use instant chocolate pudding instead of vanilla pudding for a chocolate-chocolate chip cookie.