Chocolate chip pudding cookies

84 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour
1teaspoonBaking soda
1cupButter;or margarine,softened
¾cupLt.brown sugar;firmly packed
¼cupSugar;granulated
1packInstant pudding;4serv.sz.*
1teaspoonVanilla
2Eggs
12ouncesChocolate chips
1cupChopped nuts; optional

Directions

*Butter Pecan, Butterscotch, Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge, French Vanilla, or Vanilla Flavor.

Mix flour with baking soda. Combine butter, the sugars, pudding mix and vanilla in large mixer bowl; beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture; then stir in chips and nuts.

(Batter will be stiff.) Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake ar 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Makes about 7 dozen. In high altitude areas use large eggs and bake 9 to 11 minutes.

Lorna Brown, Prodigy Food & Wine Board