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Ingredientes
- Carol Weston’s Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 2 sticks butter
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- dash of vanilla
- 2 c. flour (more or less)
- 1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
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¡La cocina más grande del mundo!
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