Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

Sift together flour and baking soda in a medium bowl, set aside

Cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl. Beat in instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in eggs and vanilla

Add flour mixture to the butter mixture until it's well incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts

Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, switching racks halfway through