Here's a great soft chocolate chip cookie recipe. I bake on parchment lined cookie sheets. Makes a difference, I think.
From Ann Marie’s Kitchen: Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
4-1/2 c flour 2 (3.4 oz.) packages vanilla inst. pudding
2 teaspoons baking soda 4 eggs
2 cups butter/margarine, softened 2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
1-1/2 cups brown sugar, packed 4 cups chocolate chips
½ cup white sugar 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
---Sift flour and baking soda together; set aside. In large bowl, cream together butter, brown and white sugars. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Blend in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop rounded teaspoon of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees until edges are golden brown. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.