Shannon'S Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon skim milk or 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 1/4 cups crushed corn flakes
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in medium bowl.
3. In large mixing bowl, beat butter, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and oil until mixture is creamy and well-blended.
4. To creamed mixture, beat in flour mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
6. Drop by heaping teaspoonsful on an ungreased cookie sheet, placing dough about 2-inches apart.
7. Bake about 12 minutes or until cookies start to very lightly brown on the edges.
8. Remove from oven and let cool about 2 minutes.
9. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and place on rack to completely cool.
10. Store in air-tight container.
11. Cookies would keep for several weeks without refrigeration, but they won't last that long.
12. VARIATION: Spread dough into a 2x11x15-inch cookie pan.
13. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until set in the middle.
14. Cool slightly and cut into squares.
15. Cool completely and remove from pan.
16. ALTERNATIVE: Omit corn flakes and use 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal.

flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, sugar, butter, margarine, egg, milk, vanilla, canola oil, corn flakes, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shannons-crunchy-chocolate-chip-cookies-64077 (may not work)