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Stack of soft chocolate chip cookies with golden edges and gooey chocolate chips, sitting on a cooling rack with a glass of milk nearby.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pudding Mix are a game-changer! The instant vanilla pudding gives them a soft, chewy texture that stays fresh for days. Perfectly sweet, packed with melty chocolate chips, and simple to whip up — this is the cookie recipe your family will beg for again and again.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

What You’ll Need:
  • 2 3.4 oz boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ~2 cups chocolate chips

Method
 

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, Crisco, both sugars, eggs, vanilla, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Add the flour and mix until just combined.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Scoop large spoonfuls of dough (about 3 tbsp each) onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for exactly 11 minutes—they may look a little underdone, but trust the process!
  7. Let them rest on the pan for a few minutes, then move to a cooling rack.