11.08.2010

Flower Power

I mentioned in a previous post that I keep finding items of clothing with gorgeous detailing in the back. This is fine until I want to show off those details on a chilly and windy afternoon.

Top: ModCloth. Earrings: Shopruche. Jeans: True Value Vintage. Shoes: Urban Outfitters. Sweater: Jacob.

This floral top from Modcloth is my new favourite. Just look at how beautiful it is! It's not easy to see in these pictures but there are buttons down the back and a couple on the front near the shoulders. It also makes even the most dreary of fall days seem cheerful so I'm sure I'll be wearing it all the time.



I am excited to say I have officially started my Christmas shopping! I have barely started but started none the less. When do you normally start your Christmas shopping!? (Day 8 of the shopping ban and so far so good!)

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies


I love dessert. So much in fact that there is a reason that until recently I didn't do much baking. If I bake 42 cookies, I will eat 40 cookies (and give 2 away.. because I'm generous).

My weakness? Anything chocolate. So when I decided to bake something last night, the obvious choice was a batch of Chocolate Choclate Chip Cookies that I've seen on one of my favourite blogs.



Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.



The cookies turned out better than I could have hoped. They are soft (I took them out of the oven a few minutes before I was supposed to), so rich and i've only eaten 2 so far.

If you are looking for a way to spend a chilly fall evening I recommend trying this recipe!