Shannon's Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon skim milk or 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 1/4 cups crushed corn flakes
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in medium bowl.
• 3 in large mixing bowl, beat butter, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and oil until mixture is creamy and well-blended.
• 4 to creamed mixture, beat in flour mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 stir in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
• 6 drop by heaping teaspoonsful on an ungreased cookie sheet, placing dough about 2-inches apart.
• 7 bake about 12 minutes or until cookies start to very lightly brown on the edges.
• 8 remove from oven and let cool about 2 minutes.
• 9 remove cookies from cookie sheet and place on rack to completely cool.
• 10 store in air-tight container.
• 11 cookies would keep for several weeks without refrigeration, but they won't last that long.
• 12 variation: spread dough into a 2x11x15-inch cookie pan.
• 13 bake for 20-30 minutes, until set in the middle.
• 14 cool slightly and cut into squares.
• 15 cool completely and remove from pan.
• 16 alternative: omit corn flakes and use 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal.