I have a best friend. Her name is Brooke. Brooke is sugar and spice and everything nice, but with spicy red pepper flakes on top. She makes friends with everyone, she is beautiful, talented, adventurous, kind. We met when we were teaching English in China, the land of all things stanky, and Brooke smelled like vanilla and cinnamon. Once I was having a bad day, bad month really, and Brooke made me a little package. In it, among other lovely things, was a bottle of the warm sugar vanilla room spray from bath and body works. One spritz and your house feels like a home, all warm and smelling of love and cookies. She had scratched out the label and titled it "Brookness". How appropriate I thought, cause thats what Brooke does, makes you feel home. She is like the ultimate comfort food. So now there are certain things that just have an inherent "Brookness" about them and I think of my dear friend every time I smell them.
One of these things is pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I made some today for a work party. I kept half the batch at home to enjoy on my own. I love sharing, I do. But when Brookness comes in your house you want to have it around a little bit longer. So make these and enjoy!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 boxes spice cake mix
- 1 large can pumpkin puree
- 1 TBSP cinnamon
- 1/4 Cup honey
- 1 bag guittard milk chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, reserving 1/4 bag of chocolate chips for later. Mix well. Fill muffin cups full of mixture. Bake for 15-20 min. Use the remaining chocolate chips to top the muffins, while still hot, press 3-4 chips atop each muffin.
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