three things | fall favs

Temperatures dropped and it feels like fall really came over the past week… crisp in the mornings and all the trees with just a tinge of color waiting to burst aflame.

Here are three things I’m currently loving in this season…

01/ natalie jean’s pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. while the blog these came from is no longer in public existence… thankfully, I was able to find this recipe elsewhere and mix up a big batch yesterday. they are an annual favorite of ours. these cookies are just the right amount of pumpkin and spice and cake-like texture. I like to cook half and freeze the rest of the dough in balls for popping in the oven whenever we feel the cookie urge.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

ingredients

2 eggs

3/4 cups canola oil

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups sugar

1 can of pumpkin (about a cup and a half)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

3 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

as many chocolate chips as you need. (I use 1.5 cups)

Mix wet and dry ingredients until smooth, then drop by the spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-12 minutes, or until the middle of the cookie feels firm to the touch.
(yields 3-4 dozen depending on your cookie size)

2/ the dark by lemony snicket. while this isn’t a “fall” book or even halloween themed… Penny brought it home from the school library and we’ve read it over and over ever since. it’s spooky without being overly scary, and just might help if you have a little person afraid of the dark. i’m always a sucker for a book with good illustrations and interesting text, and this one is spot on. check it out…

3/ campfire candle from the P.F. candle co. give me all the candles at this time of year… there’s just nothing cozier! i happened across this particular scent last year, and it’s a standby favorite.

What are you loving this fall?

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