Erica Bartlett removes a sheet of cookies from the oven at her home in Portland.
After losing 130 pounds, Bartlett no longer feels guilty about taking pleasure in a beloved family recipe.
Bartlett measures melted butter into the mixing bowl for chocolate chip cookies.
Bartlett mixes cookie dough. The cookies are baked on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes.
A plate of the finished product from the recipe Bartlett's father taught her.
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