Just-Like-Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Recipe Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup Splenda® Sugar Blend
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Beat butter, Splenda® Sugar Blend, brown sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape sides of bowl. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate morsels.
4. Spoon rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake cookies 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Makes 36 cookies.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/36 of recipe; 1 cookie): Calories 150 | Calories from Fat 70 | Fat 8g (sat 5.0g) | Cholesterol 25mg | Sodium 160mg | Carbohydrates 18g | Fiber 1g | Sugars 11g | Protein 2g.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics. For more information regarding this product, please call 1-800-777-5363 or visit their website at www.splenda.com.