#MEwx Temp[s around freezing, rain, snow and sleet with a Hot Chocolate Cookie Cup Goodie to go with coffee

Good morning Augusta

We’re still under the same Winter Weather Advisory as last night, same precip amounts.

This morning we have snow or rain, some sleet with a chance for freezing rain. Rain and sleet this afternoon. Precipitation may be heavy at times this afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. 

Tonight we’ll have clouds with rain this evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 90%.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 32.5°F, Dew Point is 30.6°F, the humidity is 92%, and the outdoor temp is 32.5°F.

The wind direction is Southeast between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.04, the Absolute pressure is 29.84 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 4.0 miles / 6.4 Kilometers with scattered Clouds to 700 ft / 213 m. and overcast skies to 1,200 ft / 365 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:55 A.M., Sunset is 4:00 P.M., Moonrise is 1:31 A.M., Moonset is 1:52 p.M. and the moon phase is Waning crescent being 23% illuminated.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

SPECI KAUG 021230Z AUTO 08004KT 4SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC012 00/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 P0001 T00001006  | 

We received less than an inch of rain/snow here over the past 24 hours. It’s sloppy and slippery but not of “cancellation” levels. Just drive careful.

This is a particularly wonderous dessert, especially for the kids, no matter how old they are.

Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups

Ingredients

1 package Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

12 mini pretzels or mini candy canes

1 cup Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits

*optional - granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Put 1 tablespoon of the sugar cookie dough into 24 greased mini muffin tins.

3. *Update - an optional step would be to roll the sugar cookie dough balls in granulated sugar before putting them into the mini muffin tins to help prevent sticking.

4. Bake for 12-14 minutes at 375 degrees. Allow the cookies to cool completely in the pan before gently removing them.

5. Make the chocolate ganache by bringing the whipping cream to a boil.

6. Stir in the hot cocoa mix.

7. Pour the hot cream over the semi-sweet chocolate chips and let it sit for 3 minutes. Then, stir until the chocolate chips are melted and the ganache is smooth.

8. Break off the loops on some mini pretzels or mini candy canes to use as handles.

9. Melt the white chocolate and use it to attach the pretzel handles or candy canes to the cookie cups.

10. Spoon the chocolate ganache into the cookie cups and top with mini marshmallows.

11. For best results, store the hot chocolate cookie cups in the refrigerator.