Ingredients

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 teaspoons water
2 1/2 cups bread flour
1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

Directions

Combine brown sugar, egg, shortening, salt, soda, vanilla and water. Beat on high for one minute. Scrape bowl and beat one more minute; add flour. Combine until mixed. Beat on high for one minute; fold in chocolate chips. Refrigerate for one hour. (This will increase the height of the cookie.) Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Each cookie contains 170 calories; 6 gm fat; 61 mg sodium; 6 mg cholesterol.