This weather is insane. We've had almost 3 inches of ice here, according to the local weather. I wouldn't know personally because I don't dare go outside. There were pictures online of people in Indy ice skating on their driveways. And now the wind is picking up and blowing the snow everywhere. I think I would rather deal with the two feet of snow that people are getting in Chicago. Did you see this video? Seriously. Take a second to look at it.
And this was just too funny not to share.
So we'll be staying inside today...again. Thankfully, no one is sick, though Claire was dealing with some major sinus drainage last night, and we were up quite a bit. Naps today, please. And laundry. And cleaning out the fridge. Thrilling, I know. Brett is still stuck in Moncton, New Brunswick. Who knows when he'll get home. And it really stinks because he was supposed to have five days off in a row, and now he's going to spend most of that time camped out in a hotel.
No more baking for a few days! We have some major sweets going on in this house right now! The girls and I made double chocolate chip cookies last night, which are AMAZING. They are as big as your head! The recipe said it only made 12 cookies, but I got 16 out of the dough. Here's the recipe if you want to bake while you're stuck inside today!
GIANT DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIESfrom Annie's Eats
Yield: 12 very large cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cubed
1¼ cup sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup dark cocoa powder
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. coarse salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1¼ cup sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup dark cocoa powder
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. coarse salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Blend in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Mix in the cocoa powder until well blended. Add the flour, salt and baking powder to the bowl and mix on low speed just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula. Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead briefly by hand to be sure the ingredients are well combined.
Divide the dough into 4 ounce portions (or divide into 12 equal pieces). Roll each portion of dough into a ball and flatten just slightly into a disc. Place on the prepared baking sheets, a few inches apart. Bake 16-20 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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