356.                Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sifted whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Direction

• Start preheating oven to 375° F (190° C). Grease the cookie sheets generously.
• Cream brown sugar, white sugar and margarine together in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Mix salt, baking soda, all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour, blend into creamed mixture gradually. If desired, fold in walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop onto prepared cookie sheet by rounded spoonfuls.
• Bake in prepared oven about 8-10 mins. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet 5 mins. Then cool completely on the wire racks. Press the dough into a jelly roll pan, about 10x15 inch, for bar cookies. Bake about 12-15 mins.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 162 calories;
• Total Carbohydrate: 22.2
• Cholesterol: 12
• Protein: 2.1
• Total Fat: 8
• Sodium: 140