Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup oats
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat mat.
3. Stir together the flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl.
4. In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy with an electric mixer. Beat in the sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
5. Add the flour mixture until well combined.
6. Stir in the oats, bran flakes and chocolate chips.
7. Drop by teaspoonsful onto prepared cookie sheet approximately 1 inch apart.
8. Bake 12 to 14 minutes.

Cool on wire racks. Serve warm or store in a tightly-covered container for up to three days.

Hot Chocolate

4 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup sugar

In a medium saucepan, heat 4 cups of the milk over low heat, being very careful not to let the milk boil. In a small bowl, mix together the cocoa, sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup milk. Add the cocoa mixture to the warm milk, and continue to warm the cocoa until hot.