INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup melted butter
• 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 package (280 g) Chipits semi-sweet chocolate chips/chunks
• 1 cup toasted chopped almonds (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar and eggs; blend well.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are brown around the outside and soft in the middle.
6. Cool and serve.

Makes about 36 large cookies

THE SECRET:

For soft cookies, bake only until it's barely brown on the edges.

For harder cookies, press down on each ball before baking.