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Monday Menu: Valentine’s Day Treat

Double chocolate chip cookies on a plateWith Valentine’s Day coming up, I wanted to do something chocolatey.  It was between this recipe and a sheet cake. The cookies won out because I have a super busy week and these are easier to transport to various locations as I run around.

I also wanted to see how they fared with the Air Fryer baking method.  With traditional baking, they are great right out of the oven, but even with the extra butter, a day after, they tend toward dryness. The air-fried version retained its crisp outside and gooey insides.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • dash of salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or peanuts), chopped

mixing bowl and cookie sheet

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Work Wednesday: Swinging Along

Art Deco style woman standing and swinging on a tree swing, wearing a full length chiffon dress

Full Sail continues to move along at a steady clip, which makes my days easier. When my writing is not going well, I can get kinda cranky.

Hot springs pool with fountain

I am taking a day, if possible, this week to spend at the hot springs. Because January was seven thousand days long.