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    Eggs Cookies, Chocolate 6 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 3/4 c Flour
    1 ts Baking soda
    1 ts Salt
    1 c Butter (best to use the real stuff!)
    3/4 c Sugar, granulated
    3/4 c Brown sugar, packed
    1 ts Vanilla
    2 Eggs
    12 oz Bag real chocolate chips
    1 1/2 c Chopped pecans

    INSTRUCTIONS

    QUAN    MEAS    ING **
*DIRECTIONS*
Cream together the butter and sugars, add eggs and beat until well blended
add vanilla, salt and baking soda. Gradually add the flour beating
constantly all chocolate chips and pecans.
Cover cookie sheet with wax paper.  Using ice cream scoop, drop cookies
onto wax paper. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 - 18 minutes
Courtesy of: Joann Pierce
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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