#MEwx cool temps, clouds and Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Good morning Augusta.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 50s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions, becoming partly cloudy in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s with light and variable winds.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.74, the Absolute pressure is 29.54 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 41.0°F, the humidity is  97% and the dew point is 40.3°F.

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

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 99.9% illuminated, the moon phase is waning gibbous, sunrise is  7:00 am↑ 104° East, Sinset is 5:46 pm↑ 256° West, Moonrise is 6:03 pm↑ 77° East, Moonset is 6:47 am↑ 280° West and we'll have 10 hours 45

Minutes of daylight today.

 

Still need another chocolate cookie recipe?

 

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.