Celebrating going over to the dark side with cookies.

My new black sweater from GAP.com came  in yesterday's post, just in time for today's release of Launching Sisters to WitchCamp. Clad completely in black, I'm ready to fly off with the witches should they come for me. With my history, I best be ready. 


I'm not looking forward to the cuisine there. See, I refrain from eating meat, and the WitchCamp menu lists only their hot items: giant toes, goblins' bellies, troll brains, dragon fat... 


Therefore, I must part from my keyboard and get back to my (un)magical spoon and mixing bowl to whip up a batch of cookies. Cookies are a staple in my diet, and in my freezer right now sit: frosted sugar cookies, lemon bars, honey cookies, sprinkled balls, fudge pie cookies, and of course, chocolate chip. But this occasion calls for a truly dark delight. 


And so I bring  to  you one of my kids' favorites:


The Double Chocolate Chip Cookie. 


Guest invariably gobble it up and beg for the recipe, yet I've never divulged it before.
Yet today I'm inclined to. It would be a pity if I disappear to WitchCamp and the secret will remain locked under witches' spells.   


Here it comes...


buy a Duncan Hines brownie mix


Yup, that's the classified info. 


I mix the bag up with two eggs and a few spoons of canola oil (just enough that it turns into a heavy, thick batter). Then I throw in good quality chocolate chips (about half a bag), or better yet, a fine bittersweet chocolate bar cut into little pieces. A quick stir, and I spoon leveled tablespoons onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  Cookies are baked at 350 for 12 -15 minutes.  Still ensconced on the pan, the slightly gooey concoction is laid to rest  on the counter. Usually at this point I'll sprinkle powdered sugar over the crackling cookies, but today's batch will have to forego the white sugar overkill in keeping with the mood of the times.  


You're welcome to taste these zero calorie cookies I have to offer you, but I recommend you fix a batch of your own. Yes, they're rich in calories, but you need it if the witches stop by for you. 


I hear they're on the loose.