• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
• Add in eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• Whisk together the chocolate pudding mix, all purpose flour baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Scoop out cookie dough and form 1" balls. Place cooke dough balls about 2” apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the center is almost set and edges of cookies appear dry.
• Remove cookies from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

Prepare Chocolate Glaze

• While the cookies cool, make the chocolate glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and cocoa powder. (You can also sift the two together to ensure there are no lumps.)
• Add the milk (or water) and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Start with less liquid and add more if you need to.
• Spoon glaze over cookies and garnish with holiday sprinkles or sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.