Double Chocolate Pudding Cookies

Grandkids love these!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Sift together flour, baking soda, sugar and dry pudding mix.
2. In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs, until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
4. Stir in chocolate morsels and nuts. Drop dough by heaping tspfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets.
5. Bake in preheated 375* about 10 minutes, or until set.do not overbake.
6. Transfer to racks to cool completely immediately.