#MEwx Cool temps, clouds and Chocolate filled Thumbprint Cookies

Good morning Augusta.

This morning we have partly sunny skies, becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s with west winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.0 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.67, the Absolute pressure is 29.57 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.

We didn't receive any measurable rain here over the past 24 hours.

our outdoor temperature is 42.3°F, the humidity is  89% and the dew point is 39.2°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 98.5% illuminated, the moon phase is a FULL MOON, sunrise is 6:59 am↑ 103° East, sunset is 5:47 pm↑ 256° West, Moonrise is 5:43 pm↑ 85° East, Moonset is 5:42 am↑ 272° West and we'll have 10 hours 48

Minutes of daylight today.

 

How about some thumbprint cookies?

 

CHOCOLATE-FILLED THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Cookies:

½ cup soft butter or margarine

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

½ cup brown sugar, packed

1 ½ cups sifted flour

2 Tblsp. milk

¼ cup chocolate chips, chopped

Sifted confectioner's sugar for rolling

 

1.         Heat oven to 375⁰.

2.         Mix  together butter, salt, vanilla, and brown sugar.

3.         Blend in flour, chocolate chips, and milk.

4.         Shape into 1" balls.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet; with thumb make a depression in each cookie.

5.         Bake 10-12 minutes.

6.         Roll in confectioner's sugar and cool.

Filling:

¾ cup chocolate chips

1 Tblsp. shortening

2 Tblsp. white corn syrup

1 Tblsp. water

1 tsp. vanilla

Preparations

Melt chocolate chips with shortening and stir; cool slightly.

Add corn syrup, water, and vanilla.

Heap in center of each cookie.