Mindy's Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 c packed brown sugar
1 (3.4 ou or larger) package instant vanilla pudding mix
3/4 c butter (1.5 sticks)
1/4 c Butter Crisco shortening
1/4 c white sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla

Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butters and sugars on 6 in your stand mixer. Add pudding. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Separately mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture by 1/2-1 c into the batter. Mix on low after each time you pour. When you are done adding all of the dry ingredients, turn the mixer up to 4 to really combine the cookie dough batter. Add however many chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or milk choc chips as you want. Cook on the prepared cookie sheet 10-12 minutes until the cookies are light brown.