Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

Hi everyone! 

My name is Rachel and I'm so excited to be sharing one of my most coveted and beloved cookie recipes to Simply Vicky readers. Cookies are one of my favorite recipes to experiment with. They are quick, easy, and the variations are endless! Despite the fact that my pinterest "Cookies" board is multiplying with recipes to test (I recently found this - amazing idea!), I find myself making these Chocolate Chip Pudding cookies at least once a week . Sometimes I'll whip these up just to indulge in the cookie dough (it's not unusual for my husband to come home from work to find me watching my dvr'd shows from the kitchen counter while spooning cookie dough out of a mixing bowl...), but I tell you that they are worth the self control to wait for them to bake the mere 10 minutes! 

As an avid reader of food blogs, I'm a bit ashamed to admit that this recipe comes from my old source for baking recipes, the NestleTollhouse website. However, I must give credit where it's due because I have seen countless versions of the chocolate chip pudding cookie recipe, and this one is still my favorite. I have simple requirements for my chocolate chip cookies- soft, chewy, thick. These fit the bill. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do! if you find yourself loving them, then be sure to bake yourself some of the amazing adaptations out there such as chocolate pudding mix w/ peanut butter chips or banana pudding mix with chocolate chips. 



Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies: 

1 cup all purpose flour
1 pkg 4oz serving of instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 large egg
1 egg white
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips 

 Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat together butter and brown sugar on slow until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine flour, baking soda, and instant vanilla pudding in a small bowl.
Beat in egg and egg white into butter mixture.
Slowly add flour mixture until just combined.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Let cool on tray for a minute then remove to cooling rack.
Enjoy!