This refreshing chopped salad was so tasty, my girls and I were fighting over the last serving. If you’ve never had jicama, it’s a slightly sweet, mild flavored, very moist and very crunchy root vegetable from Mexico. It’s also very high in fiber and Vitamin C. I can buy precooked barley in the freezer section of my grocery store. If you can’t find the precooked variety, I share simple cooking instructions below.

Recipe

The Softest Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Amy Locurto on June 25, 2009 in Cookies, Desserts

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Recipe Description

These are the only cookies that come out of my oven fluffy and soft! They are super easy too.

Preparation Instructions

1. Stir baking soda, flour and salt; set aside.

2. Combine butter, sugars and pudding mix, beating until fluffy.

3. Add vanilla and egg; beat until smooth.

4. Add dry ingredients; mix well.

5. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

6. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Baking Soda
2-¼ cups All-purpose Flour
½ teaspoons Salt
1 cup Butter
½ cups Sugar
¾ cups Brown Sugar
1 package Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix, 3 Ounce Box
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 whole Egg
½ packages Chocolate Chips (12 Ounce Package)
½ cups Nuts (optional)

Comments

christiers on 7.14.2009

I have this same recipe and they are definitely soft. I also sometimes use butterscotch pudding instead of vanilla to give a different flavor.

Amy Locurto on 7.14.2009

I also use white chocolate pudding sometimes, but I like vanilla the best.

Stacey Rainer on 7.14.2009

Soft, we do ok. Do these stand up to being cooked? We have lately, had the issue of our choc. chip cookies coming out paper thin!

Amy Locurto on 7.14.2009

My chocolate chip cookies always turned out super flat and thin. I thought it was my pan or oven, but since making them with this recipe they are now fluffy and thick:-)

joythebaker on 7.15.2009

i can’t believe i haven’t yet tried the pudding trick! thanks so much for the recipe!

tkehle on 7.16.2009

I didn’t know about the pudding, how long have I been in the dark? I am always trying to find the perfect soft, chewy cookie recipe. Will try this tomorrow, thanks!!

lydiascozycorner on 7.17.2009

oh the pudding addition makes the cookies SO soft!! i have a recipe just like this and LOVE it! YUM!

texasokie on 7.18.2009

Amy,
We made these last night. My husband was in charge of the chips and we weren’t sure what half a bag was – he poured in a bunch! We cooked on the low end (8 minutes) because we love them undercooked. Ate a few hot but threw the rest in the freezer. I think right out of the freezer wins. These are awesome! Thanks!

sherry on 7.18.2009

I have this recipe also and I have used butterscotch chips and used different puddings. My husband loves these.

angieeats on 7.22.2009

I made these last night and they were AMAZING! Definitely the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever made. Usually my cookies end up thin and harden quickly but these stayed nice and tall and soft! I sent most of them with my husband to work today and he told me they were gone by 8:30am

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Reviews

kj on 6.3.2010

My kids and all their friends love these cookies!

manje on 7.12.2010

Awesome cookie recipe! Whoever came up with the idea of adding pudding mix was a genius!

Midwest Mrs on 8.25.2010

These are the most amazing cookies ever! I just took 6 dozen down to the cafeteria for an MS fundraiser, in fact! Last night, my husband said these were the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever made. Don’t tell his mom.

snoopi123 on 8.26.2010

I have never taken the time to review something unitl now. These were the best choc cookies I have ever made. I may never buy cookie dough again after making these.

thystle on 8.27.2010

Definitely a 5 mitt recipe! I have found my favorite chocolate chip cookie receipe.

Perfect combo of crispy right on the edges with softness in the middle. When baking they really hold the shape that you dropped them in, finally puffing up towards the end, then flattening out a wee bit more as they cool. I could taste the pudding mix in the raw dough but not after baked. Wonder how chocolate pudding mix would work?

Laura on 8.30.2010

All I can say is YUM! I used 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of M&Ms. VERY rich, but also very delicious.

Gammaroobob on 8.30.2010

Made these over the weekend for the grandkids – loved ‘em! I used the small pkg of pudding mix – agree with thystle – they hold up beautifully in the oven and just barely get crispy around the edges and stay moist and soft. Lovely!

ellybarrow on 9.1.2010

I hardly ever write reviews, but I must say that these cookies are probably the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made! This was the first time I have produced fluffy and soft cookies, with those perfect cripsy edges. I mixed 1/2 package chocolate chips with 1/2 package white chocolate chips, and the result was divine. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe! It won’t be leaving my arsenal.

lowcountryheather on 9.2.2010

Thank you so very much!! This is the 4th chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve made trying to please my 14 year old boy’s craving for soft, moist cookies! (I know, sounds crazy to have a picky 14 y.o. boy!!) He actually wanted them flat, so I pressed them! He loves them!!! This is the best ever!

sophiemama on 9.8.2010

These were WONDERFUL!! I took them on a family picnic, and they were gobbled up in minutes. they were a HUGE hit. Like the others said, they didn’t look cooked in the 8 min. But I took them out, and let them sit on the cookie sheet for two minutes, then moved to cooling rack. They were so soft, and had a wonderful texture. YUMMY!

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