Lighter Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 c Granulated sugar

3/4 c Brown sugar, packed

3/4 c Butter or margarine; room

-temp 1 ts Vanilla

1 lg Egg

2 1/4 c Purpose flour

1 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugars, margarine, vanilla, and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Source: Betty Crocker`s New Cookbook The Arizona Republic (5/15/96) Hunt and pecked by John Blackwell, Taylorsville, Utah, U.S.A., [email protected]. -----