Linn, the flavor of the lower-sugar oatmeal raisin cookies was definitely enhanced by the raisins' sweetness; so if you can put up with the different texture, adding dried fruit does help with flavor when lowering sugar. I don't have any formal tests planned around this right now, as I'm working on reduced-sugar cakes. Our project list right now is focusing on sugar reduction, rather than alternate sources of sugar. As for the sugar in chocolate chips, since they don't affect texture, I didn't include it. But checking the side of the Nestle's bag, I see a cup of chocolate chips has 128g sugar. Other brands will vary somewhat, I imagine, but that's a good baseline number. PJH

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