Sunday blues

Yesterday was supposed to be baking day. I had grand plans for Swedish cinnamon buns, or a test run of the dinner rolls I've been commissioned to make for T-giving. It was meant to rain all day, confirming the need for baked goods to be prepared.

Well, following an awe-inspiring sun-rain-shower at 8 AM, the predictions of downpours proved to be failures. Furthermore, my 4 hours of sleep the night before left me with something wanting in the energy department. A grand experiment with yeast and rising and patience was not in the cards.

Later that night, though, as I sat in Dani's kitchen struggling to keep my eyes open, baking something seemed the only possible way to alleviate the boredom of being at Dani's house while she hacked away on her computer and grumbled about how she hates watching TV with me and republicans. I turned to her mum's excellent recipe cut out collection and landed upon newspaper page from 1995. It was here that I discovered Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies. They needed a bit of adjustment - Dani managed to pause her computering for long enough to insist that I use butter (extra butter) instead of canola oil, and that I include chocolate chips. I also used hot chocolate mix, rather than unsweetened cocoa powder, and I halved the recipe.

Do it.

PBCC fudge cookies

* 4-5 tbsp butter
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* 1 egg
* 1/2 tbsp vanilla
* 1/3 cup hot chocolate mix
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* pinch salt
* like, 1-2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350˚.

If you are privileged enough to have access to a microwave, heat the butter in it for about 20 seconds. No need to melt it all, but it can be pretty melty. Mix butter with sugar and pb. Add the egg and vanilla. Add the hot choc (do this first to avoid cocoa lung), flour, baking soda and salt. Mix. Add choc chips. Mix again.

Use a spoon (you don't have to, but you should) to place cookies onto a baking sheet. Bake about 8-10 minutes. Let them cool/set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing.














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