Description

There are good chocolate chip cookies, and then there are the BEST chocolate chip cookies. And they are the best because they are stuffed with hot fudge and chocolate chips!

Ingredients

• 12 T. butter, softened
• ¾ c. brown sugar
• ¼ c. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 c. flour
• 3.4 oz. INSTANT vanilla pudding mix,dry, not prepared
• 1 t. baking soda
• ½ t. salt
• 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 14 heaping t. hot fudge sauce (refrigerated or at room temperature)

Steps

1. Beat butter and sugars together 1-2 minutes until fluffy; add vanilla and egg, mix well.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; mix until incorporated and dough comes together. Stir in chocolate chips, reserving some to press into dough right before baking. Cover tightly; chill for at least 1 hour.
3. While chillng, prepare the hot fudge sauce.