Chocolate Chip Cookies (w/Pudding Mix)

This is my family's favorite cookie recipe (w/out nuts).

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, any flavor (I use vanilla)

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

2-1/4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans

Beat butter, sugars, pudding mix and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix well. Gradually add flour and baking soda, beating until well blended. Stir in chunks and pecans. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire racks.