Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies / Amy Fagg

2 sticks (1 cup) margarine
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 t vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1 pkg (3.9-4 oz) instant pudding mix (any kind can be used, I like chocolate and vanilla)
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Mix together margarine, sugars, vanilla, eggs and pudding mix. Add flour and mixe well until blended. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake at 350 for eight to ten minutes. Do not overbake.