* Exported from MasterCook *

       Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies ( Original Recipe)

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Serving Size  : 72    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : new recipe                      Regular Sweet


  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  2          teaspoons  baking soda
  2               cups  butter -- softened
  1 1/2           cups  packed brown sugar
     1/2           cup  sugar
  2           packages  instant pudding mix -- (3.4 ounce), vanilla
  4                     eggs
  2          teaspoons  vanilla extract
  4               cups  semisweet chocolate chips
                        2 cups walnuts -- chopped , optional

1. Preheat oven to 350° degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside. 

2. 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 and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. 

3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown. 


Description:
  "Submitted by: Debbi Borsick"
Yield:
  "6 dozen"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 155 Calories; 8g Fat (45.8% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 24mg Cholesterol; 134mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : " Everybody wants this recipe when I take them in for a carry-in. To make them award winning, my daughter, Tegan, made them for a cookie baking contest and won a red ribbon! You can use any flavor pudding you like for this recipe. "
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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