Baking Day

Baking is my therapy. And today, I had a much needed therapy session.

Today's session: cookie dough buckeyes.

Wonderful recipe courtesy of Something Swanky. Now if you're me, you see this title and think "Oh, the salmonella!" but lucky us, this recipe has no eggs. And it tastes just like regular old cookie dough. Delicious.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

16 ounces (weighed) milk chocolate

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add remaining ingredients other than milk chocolate.

2. Scoop tablespoon size cookie dough balls. Roll balls in your palms until round. Place on baking sheets and put in the freezer for 10 minutes.

3. Melt milk chocolate in a double boiler according to manufacturer's instructions, setting aside a handful. After melting chocolate, temper it by throwing the handful of chocolate chips in. (This keeps the chocolate from getting that weird chalky look to it when it cools. Thanks Martha Stewart)

4. Pull cookie dough balls from freezer and using a toothpick, dip each dough ball into melted chocolate and allow excess to drip. Place buckeyes on a tray covered in wax paper. Smooth the toothpick hole with your finger.

5. Chill or freeze before serving.

Happy Baking Day!

A College Education

a college education 
(aka everything I learned in college didn't come from a classroom)

It is impossible to effectively judge a book by its cover.

You can plan all you want, but you can't predict the future.

You're lucky to be sitting in this crowded lecture hall for hours per day. Many people can't.

When in doubt, do it.

You can live with very little and be happier than all the clams.

If you find free food, eat it and eat a lot of it.

Things that scare you can be the things that create the greatest positive impact.

If you're going to do it, do it well.

Embarrassing activities can be the most liberating.

No things compare to experiencing things.

Tune Tuesday v. 1

A song for growing up and graduating.

Favorite line:

think of every town you've lived in

every room you lay your head

and what is it that you remember?