#MEwx WArm, humid, foggy and rainy with Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies with areas of fog. A chance of showers with areas of drizzle this morning, showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s with south winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers during evening hours, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 59.0°F, the humidity is 99% and the dew point is 59.0°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.1 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/clouds.

Visibility is very poor owing to the fog that we still have out there, so drive careful. with The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 67.0% illuminated, the moon is waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 4:54 am↑ 56° Northeast, Sunset is 8:23 pm↑ 304° Northwest,

Moonrise is 12:32 am↑ 114° Southeast, Moonset is 10:42 am↑ 249° West and we'll have 15 hours 29 minutes of daylight today.  

We've received 0.01 inches of rain  here over the past 24 hours (so far).

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE COOKIES

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate

6 Tblsp. butter

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ cup flour

2 Tblsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

Directions

1.         Heat oven to 250⁰.

2.         Chop unsweetened chocolate.

3.         Cut butter into pieces.

4.         Melt together chopped chocolate, butter, and 1 cup chocolate chips in small pan in oven, stiffing occasionally.  Cool.

5.         Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

6.         Beat sugar and eggs about 2 minutes.  Beat in vanilla.

7.         Stir in chocolate mixture, then flour mixture, and finally the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips.

8.         Cover and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

9.         Heat oven to 350⁰.

10.       Shape mixture into 1" balls.

11.       Bake on ungreased cookie sheets, 2" apart, until puffed, about 10 minutes.