We have been in our new house for almost 2 months now. Since we moved in, I have had this urge for chocolate chip cookies ALL THE TIME. I can smell them and see them all day long in my head! The other day I finally broke down and made a batch. As I took them off the cookie sheet to cool and put them on the counter, I realized where my craving came from!
The granite counter tops look like a GIANT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE! This is not good for my figure!
However, I made some pretty dang good cookies!
Award Winning Chocolate Chip Cookies
(from All Recipes)
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
- 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 cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.
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Tiffany you crack me up! Now I have chocolate chip cookies on the brain too!!
That’s really funny!! Those countertops would do me in too.
I live at 7500 ft and this is the only chocolate chip cookie recipe that works! I think it has something to do with the pudding because when I add it to my cake mixes they bake up well too!
Janell,
I used to live in the mountains in CO and the only chocolate chip cookie recipe I could get “right” was the High Altitude Recipe on the back of the bag of Nestle TollHouse Chocolate Chips—they came out perfect every time!…now that I live at sea level I can’t WAIT to try the recipe here! : ) (Thanks for sharing Tiffany!)
do you make the pudding before you add it in?
No just put in the powder!
That is so funny! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing…the recipe and a laugh!
Ok, I just had to make these after reading this in the morning. I divided all the ingredients for my two boys, 2 & 5, to put in the mixture. They couldn’t wait! My little one was dancing in front of the kitchen gate, he was so excited. When they finally came out of the oven, he told me to blow. “Bo on dem momma!” he says. I added nuts to half the batter. I like mine nutty. These turned out so great! Thanks for the recipe!
I have made these in the past and the pudding is the magic touch!! It makes them so moist they pratically melt in your mouth. I even used them to bribe people at work!! I had my co-workers constantly asking me when I was going to make the cookies again..After that I was forever called “The Cookie Lady”.
That sounds like a great recipe. I can’t wait to try it! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Love this story! Thanks for sharing. Will have to make some soon!
Sounds extra yummy! I have snicker doodles next on the list because they are my husband’s favorite but this sounds like the next one!
Mmmm, these sound just like my mom’s cookie recipe, except maybe doubled. 🙂 Since we’re in between boxes of Girl Scout cookies* maybe I’ll have to make some now too. 🙂
*We buy extra, store them in the freezer or a dark cupboard, and forget about them – that’s the only way to make them last. 🙂
I have been making these cookies for years. It’s the only recipe that i found that the cookies come out and stay soft. My family LOVES them!
I had an issue with craving some homemade cookies the other day! Made them and they were great. I always use my grandmas recipe, but I might try this one for something different. One thing I noticed is the ratio of brown sugar to white sugar, that is one of the key factors in my grandma’s cookies, makes them super yummy. One way to cut a few calories without sacrificing flavor is to use mini chocolate chips, use half as much but there is still plenty of chocolate to go around. I’ve never had anyone complain! Love your blog!
I’m pregnant and I’m really thinking that I need to go to the store now and get some pudding mix so that I can make them…CRAVING?!?! LOL! 🙂 Thanks Tiffany for posting this recipe. 🙂
thru your experience i know what countertop to avoid
I’ve been using this recipe for years now and LOVE it!! I always have a batch of cookie dough in the freezer… yummy!!!!!
Making mine now. First batch is out And they are pretty good!! I may not share?!?!
I’ve used this recipe since college. I got it from my best friends mom. I LOVE IT! IT makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever!
First time seeing pudding in a cookie recipe but I am all over it. I can’t wait to try this recipe it sounds SUPER YUMMY! Thanks again for this great recipe and the laugh. LOVE IT!
why is there NO SALT in this recipe?
Because it is in the pudding mix
These are now on my ‘must do’ list for this weekend! Lordy, it’s all I need though…yet ANOTHER excuse to make chocolately chip goodness!
why do u have to sift the flour and baking soda. i’m just curious because on the back of the nestle chocolate chip cookies you don’t have to so just wondering. also its an extra step so i wasn’t sure if it was necessary…
thanks
lisa
How funny! I’ve been using this exact recipe for the last 3 years or so now. Ever since I found it on All Recipies. It is AMAZING!!!