Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mom always had the best chocolate chip cookies. There was something about them that was different yet exactly right. I've tweaked her recipe to fit my low-cholesterol, whole grain diet, and they're still just as perfect as I remember them.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 84 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup light margarine
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 6  tablespoons  egg whites
• 2 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup oatmeal (optional)
• 2  tablespoons flax seed meal (optional)
• 1  tablespoon orange zest

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream together until smooth: Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, & Vanilla.
3. Beat egg white & add to mixture.
4. Mix in separate bowl: Flour, Baking Soda, salt, oatmeal, and flaxseed meal. Add gradually to other mixture.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 8-10 minutes.