The band. I'm not even in the band and it wears me out. Bake sales, fundraisers, games, band competitions, pancake breakfasts, picking up, dropping off and more bake sales.  We have been under the control of and working around the schedule of our daughter's HS marching band now for 6 months. The team from her school went to “state” which was news I received like a sharp stick in the eye. Did I mention that we now have been under the band’s schedule for 6 months? All our evenings and weekends are scheduled around 70 kids in maroon and grey outfits stomping around for hours tooting on horns.  Just when I thought “gee surely now that they are state champions we’ll get a break”……then Christmas Parade season started. Hannah Rose was in a parade this weekend and will be in at least 3 more. Oh, lighten up ya ole Scrooge Beth I tell myself. Everyone loves a Christmas Parade- right. Ok ok…The Parades are fine. Then I get a notice from school, she’s now in concert band. Sigh. And yes they have bake sales.

Decadence Chocolate  Cookies

Ingredients

• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature 
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

1. Put chocolates and butter in a medium metal bowl and set bowl over a pan filled with 1 in. of simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until melted, then remove from heat and let cool slightly. Whisk in eggs and sugar, mixing until combined. Then whisk in flour, baking powder, and salt. Chill dough, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.
2. Let dough sit at room temperature 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop 1 tbsp. portions of dough, rolling each into a ball, and put onto sheets 1 in. apart. Bake cookies until they no longer look wet on top, about 8 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets. Do not overbake, these are supposed to be gooey!

You can make these ahead of time too. Keep batter up to 1 day; baked cookies up to 2 days, if airtight.