Thanksgiving, Part 1.5

Frankenstorm hit, but luckily it did not cause too much disruption to my immediate area.  The same cannot be said for places such as NY and NJ.  My heart goes out to all those who lost things, people and their lives in that storm.

Considering the devastation of Hurricane Sandy I did not feel right cooking up an entire warm, cozy Thanksgiving meal as a test run.  It felt wasteful and unnecessary in light of the recent events.  I did make some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies however. (recipe can be found here). 

The first batch came out great (to my surprise!), the second batch, not so much (typical).  Maybe it was because the batter sat there while the first batch cooked?  Or maybe I made bigger cookies by accident and they needed longer to cook than the first batch, I'm not sure, but the first batch was great nonetheless.  Actually the cookies got better with each passing day.  The flavors seemed to meld together or something.  

Look at that ooey gooey goodness!!