Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cups margarine or butter
• 0.25 cups shortening
• 0.5 cups plain nonfat yogurt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar, margarine and shortening until light and fluffy. Stir in yogurt and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until incorporated, then mix in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3. 3

   Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown. Cool for a minute on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.