Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup shortening

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 12-oz package (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.  In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt.  Beat until mixture is combined, scraping sides of bowl.  Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.  Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.  Stir in remaining flour.  Stir in chocolate chips. 

2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown.  Let cool before eating.  Bring some to Sarah on Wednesday or Sunday. 

My friend Amy has a blog that I like to read.  She posted this joke and I thought it was funny, so I decided to pass it on to you!

 What do you call a grizzly bear with no teeth?

 A gummy bear!

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