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Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Instant vanilla pudding is the secret ingredient in this popular Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.

Instead of baking up chewy and crisp like traditional Toll House cookies, this recipe for chocolate chip cookies bakes up soft and stays soft.

You may have come across this recipe for soft chocolate chip cookies before. It's been around a while and shows up in several of my favorite cookie books and all over the web.

I think it's cool that the best recipes - like this super soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe - increase in popularity year after year!

I like to use instant french vanilla pudding when making soft chocolate chip cookies, but feel free to choose whatever sounds best to you.

And remember to always start with cool cookie sheets when baking cookies. Cookie dough should never be dropped on warm cookie sheets because it will melt and spread before having a chance to bake.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
  2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter until creamy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add sugars gradually, beating until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 more minutes. Stop once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if necessary.
  5. Beat in the instant vanilla pudding mix until blended.
  6. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and then the vanilla beating until smooth.
  7. Scrape down the bowl again to make sure everything is well combined.
  8. Stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated.
  9. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts if using.
  10. Drop by heaping tablespoons (or cookie scoop) onto lined cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
  11. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or just until lightly golden brown around the edges.
  12. Cool on baking sheets for a minute or two, then transfer cookies with a thin metal spatula to wire racks to cool completely.
  13. Store in an airtight container.

This recipe yields about 4 dozen super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Variation:

Super Soft Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies: Stir 1 cup of quick cooking oats into the dough along with the chocolate chips.

Recipe Source: Cookie Exchange Favorites, A Wellesley Tradition

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Helpful Tools for the Cookie Baker:

You can drop your soft chocolate chip cookie dough by rounded spoonfuls onto your cookie sheets. To make this quick and easy, with perfect evenly sized cookies every time, I prefer to use a Cookie Scoop and they come in a variety of sizes!

If counter space is tight, you'll love these Stackable Cooling Racks - perfect for cookies, bars, brownies and any other baking you might be doing.

Wilton 3-pc. Stackable Cooling Rack

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"I have been researching and trying a number of recipes to make a healthy cookie similar to one that our Gym coffee shop sells for $3.50! This particular recipe was adapted so instead of bars I made thick round cookies and cooked them just underdone so they were soft and chewy. They were a hit with all the girls. Thanks for the great recipe."

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