Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

 I adapted one of my favorite chocolate cookie recipes to make it just a little more perfect! My son has

made these famous at his school and is always taking my chocolate chip cookies to share with his buddies. I guarantee these will not last long around your house!

I like chocolate chip cookies made with shortening over butter so I decided to try a combination of both shortening and butter and the finished product was delicious! 

The addition of Jell-O instant vanilla pudding is also a key ingredient that makes these cookies so soft and chewy!

Recipe
1/2 cup Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening

1/2 cup Butter

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup sugar

1 3.4oz package Jell-O Vanilla instant pudding

2 eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla

3 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp hot water

1 tsp salt

1 package chocolate chips (my kids like the Hershey's brand milk chocolate)

Combine shortening, butter, sugars and pudding mix and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Slowly add vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients, combining baking soda and hot water before adding to cookie dough. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts if desired.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes and transfer to cooling rack.