In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt & allspice. Stir in the chocolate chips. Add the rest of the ingredients in order, beating well after each addition.

Lightly oil non-stick cookie sheets. Drop the batter by the teaspoonful onto the cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

minutes, one batch did not cook until 20 minutes. It seems to have settled down between 12 & 15 minutes as I changed some of the ingredient amounts. I've also had anything from 33 to 45 cookies in a batch.