These ain't your momma's cookies

oh.
my.
word.

I like my Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies as much as the next guy. I didn't realize that there was room for improvement for homemade chocolate chip cookies because I mean really, who am I to challenge Tollhouse's infinite wisdom?!?

That was until my friend Sue, found this recipe on one of my favorite websites, allrecipes.com and in comparison, Tollhouse's original recipe can suck it. Yep, I said it. Suck it.

I don't know if I'll ever use Tollhouse's recipe ever again.

Now if you're one of those Salmonella-be-damned kinda girls like me, you'll take one bite of the dough and just know that the days of your mom's original recipe cookies are over, because they ain't got nothin' on these. Nothin'.

I slightly modified the original recipe so if you want the original recipe, you can fend for yourself on allrecipes.com but here's my version.

And most importantly: You're welcome.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix (I used French vanilla)
  
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, 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. Be careful here, because the cookies are so soft that it's tough to really determine when they're done. Mine were undercooked and by my standards that's okay but it's not for everyone.