Forced Hiatus

Well, I'm back. I know it's been over a month, but I've genuinely not been cooking much at all after breaking my ankle quite badly on Thanksgiving weekend (thankfully I'd already eaten a delicious turkey dinner, so I didn't miss the best part of the holiday). I'm now back on my feet, which means I'll soon be back at the stove, hopefully getting back into the swing of things.

To re-start the blog, I thought I'd post one of the most decadent things I've ever created in the kitchen. I blame my boyfriend and my roomie for this one - the boyfriend was craving chocolate and the roomie egged him on and I offered to bake them anything and this was the result:

Chocolate Chip Cookies


PLUS

Homemade Chocolate Icing


EQUALS

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHOCOLATE COOKIEWICHES!!



I know, ridiculous. But also delicious.

Recipes:

'Special Chocolate Chip Cookies'
This recipe is from the Cottage Cookbook, a compilation put together by cottage folk, for cottage folk. I've been baking these cookies since I was a wee child.

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 small pkg. chocolate chips (around 1 1/2 to 2 c.)

-Cream butter, sugars, egg, vanilla.
-Add flour, baking soda, salt. Mix.
-Add chocolate chips.
-Spoon onto greased cookie sheets, press flat, bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 mins.

Very quick, very easy, VERY delicious.

The icing I just threw together with what I had - we were out of milk, meaning most of the recipes on the web were no good for me. Instead I grabbed around 1/4 c. of butter, melted it in a saucepan with three squares of semi-sweet chocolate (using a whisk to keep everything smooth) and then mixed the butter-chocolate mixture with 1/2 c. of icing sugar in a bowl, creating a light, yet very rich dark chocolate icing. Mmm-mm good.