SHANNON'S CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

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