The Best Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

"This is my new favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies. They're soft, moist, buttery, and thick enough to sink your teeth into. There's a hint of chewiness at the base and edges, and it's just enough to balance the soft pillowy centers and give me what I want for my idea of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The secret to these cookies is instant vanilla pudding mix and there's no substitutions. The cookies are larger than some and the batch makes 14 cookies. About 11 minutes works perfectly for this size cookie, and if you alter the size of the cookie, you'll need to alter the baking time. The dough must be chilled before baking so the cookies don't spread and bake thin and flat...."