World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookie

Every time I made chocolate chip cookies, they would come out differently.  Most of the time they would be flat and a little more crunchy than I prefer them to be.  I want my chocolate chip cookies to be soft and fluffy on the inside and maybe a little crunchy at the edges.  But I never got that.  I don't know what it is about this recipe, but it is absolutely perfect in my eyes.  They are everything I want a chocolate chip cookie to be!  Try them and let me know what you think!

World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
recipe from AR

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix (just use the powder, don't actually make the pudding)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 F.  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.

Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 11 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.  Makes approx. 3 dozen cookies.