I Made Cookies

Unrelated pictures of my guy and the rest of the third grade leading the all school rosary this morning.

Baking is one of those things that just instantly puts me in a good mood. I haven't had just a ton of time lately to partake in such endeavors but I saw this recipe a while ago and it stood out to me. 

It is NOT Cakey Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. The picture looks really good. And I do love pumpkin stuff, and I especially love pumpkin cookies but I don't love the texture of traditional pumpkin cookies. This recipe seemed like it would fit the bill. 

I did not buy the fancy chocolate she suggests in the recipe. I did buy two Godiva bars and chop them up. I kept back a few big chunks to get the pool of chocolate like in her pictures.

Here's the picture from the recipe: 

Here are my cookies with substantially poorer lighting: 

I think they are pretty spot on actually. And they're delicious. I used a homemade pumpkin spice blend and I didn't add salt flakes to the top but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. 

And I am very happy with them. They're crisp on the outside, chewy in the middle and the best part: the recipe only makes 18 cookies so it's not too many so you don't know what to do with them. 

This weekend was the first time the weather felt like proper Fall so it was especially wonderful to have a treat to go with it.