Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup lower fat margarine
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites
1 12-ounce chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup dry-roasted crickets

Preheat oven to 375F. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, combine margarine, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

(Recipe by Kathy Gee and Julie Stephens.)