food | cupcakesandchandeliers

I have a confession to make: I moved into a new place on February 5th, and my kitchen is still not fully unpacked.

Because I haven’t totally unearthed all of my kitchen tools, and because I just needed some chocolate to help me wallow in the fact that winter is clinging to Philadelphia with every last bit of strength it can summon, I give you the most decadent cookie that my temporarily-limited kitchen could muster!

These are really, really chocolatey but also have enough of the “cookies and cream” flavor going on that they don’t totally overwhelm your palette. They are perfect with a cup of tea, but would also be delicious with a strong coffee that could stand up to the chocolate but also bring out that extra deliciousness from the cocoa!

Double Fudge Oreo Crunch Cookies

recipe by How Sweet Eats

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup crushed Oreo cookies

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.

Fold in chocolate chips and crushed oreos. Refrigerate dough for 2-4 hours (or more). When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350, roll into balls or scoop with an ice cream scooper and set on baking sheet.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely.

These were so delicious, I may just finish unpacking my kitchen tonight!

Enjoy!

C&C

As as avid reader of food blogs for inspiration, I always have a long – very long – list of recipes in my “to-make” pile. It’s no surprise that some of these get lost in the recipe shuffle, and I’m excited for this blog to partly serve as a place to remind myself of these long-lost bookmarked acquaintances.

Cupcakes are one thing that I can never seem to bookmark enough of – and really, there are many cupcakes out there in cyberspace since the cute, versatile little treats have become the darling of the baking world. (Who doesn’t love a cupcake, after all?!)

And so,

without further ado, here are some of the cupcake recipes I have been itching to try, some of which will no doubt make an appearance here soon!

Chocolate Olive Oil Cakes, courtesy of Fork Spoon Knife