Rae’s favorite chocolate chip cookies. Of course she adds only half the chips and leaves out the nuts (go figure). I think they’re MUCH better with ALL of the ingredients added!

Ingredients:

• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 pkg (6 oz) vanilla instant pudding (chocolate is also good!)
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Mix flour with baking soda. Combine butter, sugars, pudding mix, and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and stir in chips and nuts. Gives your arm quite a workout, but it’s well worth it! Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.