Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe?

[gisselle:t]

I love chocolate chip cookies but all the recipes that I use makes the cookies get hard and crunchy by the time they're cooled off.I'm looking for a recipe that makes the cookies really soft even when cooled and that look like these on the website-

http://webpages.shepherd.edu/ECOLLI02/Webquest.html

My school makes cookies that look just like that and they taste amazing so im trying to look for the recipe for them. Oh and my cooking class teacher had this recipe for cookies that used vanilla instant pudding and she says it makes the cookie soft.They also tasted really good.
Can I use vanilla instant pudding in all my chocolate chip cookie recipes or will it mess up everything?

 

[JohnWu]

please try this way.
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (about 12 ounces) semisweet and/or milk chocolate chips
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.


Read more at Marthastewart.com: Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Martha Stewart Recipes
Good luck~