Grandma Nola's Chocolate Chip Cookies

My son, J, thinks these are the best. It’s a pretty standard recipe, but the added vanilla pudding makes things a bit more interesting. Recipe can be halved.

Well, I don't see salt, but here's most of what you need. I left the pecans out of this batch; I was sharing cookies with a "no nuts" eater.

Sift the dry ingredients. That's waxed paper on the board to catch everything (I don't dirty up extra bowls if I don't need to!).

Here it is all sifted!

Cream the butter and sugars.

Add pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients

Stir in chocolate chips (and nuts if you use them).

Drop 'em on a cookie sheet or baking pan and toss 'em in the oven.

Sneak a couple while they're cooling.

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 3.4-ounce packages vanilla pudding mix
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups chopped pecans

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 1 minute. Add pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla. Mix 1 minute on medium speed. Add dry ingredients, mixing on low for a few seconds to blend. Mix on high 1 minute. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Drop onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack to cool. Makes 6-7 dozen.