My mom is awesome. I feel like I need to add this disclaimer before I tell you that if you meet her, she will talk to you about dead people. She USED to be normal, but ever since she retired she’s started volunteering at the local cemetery. She can tell you some crazy stories, like the time someone buried their dog illegally on the premises, or a few weeks ago when a crazy lady came in practically with shovel in hand to exhume grandpa (FOR REAL).
The other day my mom was in the shower when she got a phone call from her fellow cemetery volunteers with an EMERGENCY. (I didn’t know there was such a thing as a cemetery emergency, but apparently it’s a real thing.) She rushed out of the house with her hair undone and sped over to the cemetery. When she got there, her friends Rick and Janet led her over to a spot in the cemetery where the land has been shifting visibly over the last few years, and showed her this:
Can you see it??? BONES, PEOPLE. Creepy, right??!!! And then everyone started snickering and my mom realized that it’s a little too close to Halloween for this to not be a practical joke. Aaaaaaand this is why I will never work for a cemetery. I would have legit nightmares, fake bones or not!
Guess what, I have another cookbook review for you today! It’s crazy how many of my friends have written books this year. It is so fun to see all their talent bound up in a neat little package! Today’s review is for my friend Aimee, who blogs over at Like Mother Like Daughter. She and her mom both contribute to the blog, and between the two of them there is always something delicious going on.
The new book is called 50 Fixes for Brownie Mixes, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Tons of recipes for different ways to jazz up a box of brownie mix. It’s not just different ways to make brownies though, she includes recipes for stuff like Brownie Banana Bread, Brownie Fudge, Brownie Batter Pancakes…it all sounds amazing, because hello, brownies are amazing! I decided to make the Brownie Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. Best. choice. ever.
Eric calls these “Mount Vesuvius Cookies” because they are so huge. They do look like mini mountains, don’t they?
And there is indeed a veritable volcano of brownie-ness inside:
I feel like I don’t even need to describe how ridiculously delicious these are. Imagine eating a warm soft chocolate chip cookie. Imagine eating a rich fudgy brownie. Now put them together and you have dessert’s most milk-worthy brain child to have ever been created. The original recipe doesn’t call for chocolate chips in the brownies but…I feel like I made the right call here. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter Here are some other insanely good cookies you will love! Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies « These are a great Christmas cookie!
Texas Cowboy Cookies « I posted these in August and they already have 100,000 pins on Pinterest. I think it’s all the Texans banding together and being like TEXAS IS THE BEST AND SO ARE THESE COOKIES. :)
Nutella Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies:
More stuffed cookies from other bloggers that you’ll love! Chocolate Peppermint Stuffed Cookies from The Gunny Sack Cake Ball Stuffed Cookies from Beyond Frosting Chocolate Chip Caramel Stuffed Cookies from Cake and Knife
