Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). No pressure cooker steam here yet, just your usual baking heat ready to go.
In one bowl, whisk together your flour, baking soda, and salt. Keep it light, you don’t want lumps messing with your cookie texture.
Beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in another big bowl until it’s creamy. This is where you feel that butter getting right for the tender pull later.
Add your eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla to the butter mix. Don’t rush, mix well so everything blends uniformly.
Stir in the vanilla pudding mix. It kinda thickens things up and brings the depth of flavor you want.
Gradually fold the dry flour mixture into the wet stuff. Then, pour in the cold milk and stir until the dough looks smooth and ready to drop.
Drop spoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, making sure there’s space for them to puff. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until you spot golden edges. Cool five minutes on the sheet, then move ‘em to a wire rack before the real brulee topping fun.