Procrastinate With Me

24 Jan 2012

thedailywhat:

Holy Cow of the Day: Wait for it…

[tastefullyoff.]

9 Dec 2011

AWESOME.  Making these ASAP.  Thanks Jordan! :)  #RoadToAFatAlexis


toocooltobehipster:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies
Yield: 32 brownies
Prep Time: 30 min  + cooling time
Cook Time: 25 min 
These brownies are a major treat for cookie dough lovers…
Ingredients:
BROWNIE:4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped1 cup butter, at room temperature2 cups light brown sugar, packed4 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 cup all-purpose flour
COOKIE DOUGH (EGG FREE!):3/4 cup butter3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed3/4 cup granulated white sugar3 Tablespoons milk1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips1/2 cup semisweet chips + 1 teaspoon shortening for drizzle, optional
Directions:
1. Prepare the brownies: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick spray. In a medium glass bowl, melt chocolate in the microwave in short bursts of 30 seconds; stir after each burst and remove from microwave when melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix in melted chocolate. Blend in flour and mix just until combined (don’t over-mix). Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 35 minutes. Watch closely and remove from oven when toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.
2. Prepare the cookie dough: In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in milk and vanilla. Mix in flour just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Spread cookie dough over the cooled brownies. Refrigerate until the dough is quite firm. It’s okay to speed up the process and place it in the freezer too. The firmer the dough, the easier it will be to cut into neat squares. Use a sharp knife to cut the brownies. You may need to wipe the knife off with a paper towel in between cuts since the fudgy brownies and cookie dough will tend to stick to the knife a bit. These brownies are best to serve placed inside cupcake papers and served with a fork.
4. If you’d like to add chocolate drizzle on top, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of shortening in the microwave; stir until smooth. Scoop the melted chocolate into a zip baggie and snip off the corner. Squeeze the bag to drizzle the chocolate on top of each brownie. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top, if desired.

AWESOME.  Making these ASAP.  Thanks Jordan! :)  #RoadToAFatAlexis

toocooltobehipster:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Yield: 32 brownies

Prep Time: 30 min  + cooling time

Cook Time: 25 min 

These brownies are a major treat for cookie dough lovers…

Ingredients:

BROWNIE:
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour

COOKIE DOUGH (EGG FREE!):
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
3 Tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup semisweet chips + 1 teaspoon shortening for drizzle, optional

Directions:

1. Prepare the brownies: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick spray. In a medium glass bowl, melt chocolate in the microwave in short bursts of 30 seconds; stir after each burst and remove from microwave when melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix in melted chocolate. Blend in flour and mix just until combined (don’t over-mix). Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 35 minutes. Watch closely and remove from oven when toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.

2. Prepare the cookie dough: In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in milk and vanilla. Mix in flour just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Spread cookie dough over the cooled brownies. Refrigerate until the dough is quite firm. It’s okay to speed up the process and place it in the freezer too. The firmer the dough, the easier it will be to cut into neat squares. Use a sharp knife to cut the brownies. You may need to wipe the knife off with a paper towel in between cuts since the fudgy brownies and cookie dough will tend to stick to the knife a bit. These brownies are best to serve placed inside cupcake papers and served with a fork.

4. If you’d like to add chocolate drizzle on top, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of shortening in the microwave; stir until smooth. Scoop the melted chocolate into a zip baggie and snip off the corner. Squeeze the bag to drizzle the chocolate on top of each brownie. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top, if desired.

29 Nov 2011

:)

29 Nov 2011

This girl is SO happy.  Maybe I cried a little, too.

thedailywhat:

Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Alexis’s dad surprises her at school after returning home from Afghanistan. 

NO I AM NOT CRYING okay i am shut up.

[welcomehome.]

11 Nov 2011

11 Nov 2011

thedailywhat:

Laughing To Keep From Crying of the Day: After a day rife with talk show appearances, Gov. Rick Perry poked fun at his now-infamous debate gaffe on last night’s Late Show by reciting a list of his “Top Ten Excuses.”

Between Herman Cain’s campaign ads disguised as sexual harassment denials and Rick Perry’s whirlwind media tour, it’s getting to the point where Republican Presidential candidates are going to engineer scandals just to get some unsolicited airtime.

[lateshow.]

I thought this was actually pretty funny.

6 Nov 2011

Too much to do before Tuesday!!  Must. Stop. Procrastinating.

Too much to do before Tuesday!!  Must. Stop. Procrastinating.

5 Nov 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment

Introduction

Whenever I make chocolate chip cookies lately they come out weird: super flat and burned around the edges, yet uncooked in the middle.  I didn’t know whether it was me or my oven.

Methods

  • Purchased a package of pre-made chocolate chip cookie dough squares (Nestle Toll House).
  • Put dough through rigorous quality check to make sure taste of batter was acceptable.
  • Placed dough squares in oven according to directions (see: Nestle Toll House package).

Results

THEY CAME OUT PERFECTLY.

Conclusions: 

It’s me.  I suck at baking.

Future Directions:

Buy an electric mixer?

28 Oct 2011

Annnd here’s the one I was in on the spur-of-the-moment… (but I look gross, so you should probably just not watch it).

#OccupyFrankie

28 Oct 2011

And the veteran BioE video (PAWS Productions)!  This one already has 2,000 views on youtube.  The skits were so good this year!