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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sheila
The secret ingredient gives these chocolate chip cookies an added caramely rich flavor as well as exceptionally chewy and soft.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Course baked goods
Cuisine baked goods
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 155 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks Butter softened
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 3.4 ounce Instant Vanilla Pudding
  • 2 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips add 2 cups of whatever chocolate add in you like

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

  • Blend butter, and sugars in mixing bowl until light and fluffy 3-5 minutes.
  • Add vanilla and eggs blend well, give the bowl a scrape and add instant pudding blend until just combined.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in measuring cup add gradually to mixing bowl. Mix until just combine, do not over mix.
  • Fold in chocolate chips with large spatula. (This batter is thick and gooey.)
  • Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop drop cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheets, bake for 10 minutes. or until just starting to brown around the edges. Remove and let set on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Notes

Note: If you are short on time spread the dough out in a 12×15 baking sheet sprayed with PAM, bake for 15-20 minutes, let cool, and cut into squares.
***Butterscotch Instant Pudding is amazing in these cookies. When I made the double batch I used 1 package vanilla, 1 package butterscotch.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 22IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chewy, chocolate chip, cookies, easy, favorite, pudding
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