Instructions: I have tried both the Promise Fat Free and the Promise Ultra Low-Fat margarine with the following cookie recipe. Both will work, but both have a tendency to burn faster than cookies made with butter. The batter was more cooperative (i.e., it congealed better) with the low fat than with the fat free.

This recipe is adapted from a Hersheys Chewy Chocolate & Chip Cookies recipe that I saw somewhere. By my reckoning it has less than a half a gram of fat per cookie if made with the Fat Free, and about a gram & a half if made with the Ultra Low-Fat. Im sure someone will correct me if Ive overlooked something.

Heat oven to 350 deg F. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, & salt; set aside. Beat margarine, sugar, & brown sugar until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add in flour mixture.

The original recipe said to bake 9-11 min; I found I didnt want to leave them in longer than 6.5-7 min. I got about 30 cookies from this quantity of batter. Doubling the recipe yielded about 6 dozen cookies.

To me, the cookies are chewy and chocolaty, and sweet enough to satisfy cravings for goodies. Let me know if you find holes in my fat counting technique.

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