Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies

Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies are my favorite and what I consider to be the best chocolate chip recipe out there. It has everything I look for in a cookie. It's soft, gooey, sweet, chocolatey, and is always good the next day. Enjoy!

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4-ounces) packages of instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
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 un-greased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.