We survived, with cookies.

Whew! So where we lived, we got 20+ inches of snow. I left work early Tuesday, stopped at the grocery store and at about 2:30 in the afternoon when I was 5 blocks from my house, it started getting scary. Snow was coming down heavily and the winds were whipping it back and forth. At that point I called the hubby and told him to get his ass in his car and get home. He said it's "not that bad." I then proceeded to threaten his life if he didn't get going now. Finally, he relented. Fast forward 3 hours later (his drive is usually 45 minutes) and we hunkered down. By that point, we could barely see the houses across the street. It was actually kind of fun (once we knew all our family and friends were home safe). Until the power went out. Terror.

But it came back on 5 minutes later and all was fine again. We drank red wine, made pasta and watched movies (and the Weather Channel). The next day we awoke to a snow drifts blocking us in the house, and our neighbor across the street's entire car under snow. So I baked cookies, and banana muffins and made hot chocolate. This is not a complicated cookie recipe, at all. But they were warm and gooey and just what we needed on our Snow Day. Hope everyone has been plowed out!

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree
2. In mixer, beat butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. 
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture until well blended. (Dough will be thick)
5. Mix in the chocolate chips.
6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, or line baking sheets with parchment paper and place cookies on parchment to prevent sticking. Pat down dough slightly.
7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.