A full box of Samoas is sitting in my fridge right now. It has been chilling there for two weeks, ever since we bought it off a Girl Scout at the beach on a blustery yet beautiful Saturday. Now, to some of you this might not seem odd at all. Allow me to explain my typical worldview:
Cookies + two weeks ≠ full box
And usually that would be my fault. I’m the chocolate fiend in this house. It’s abundantly clear that neither H nor Alexa cares to binge on the crown jewel of the Girl Scout cookie line.
But the funny thing is that I’m not in agony over my Lenten promise this year. I cut chocolate, and I’ve been fine, even with Samoas lingering not even 20 feet from where I type this.
I know something inside me is changing when I pinterest chocolate recipes like the six I’m sharing today, and my first thought is not “OMGeffitIameatingallthechocolate.” My ache for these delicious-looking chocolate concoctions is muted — it’s still there, but it’s not gnawing at me from inside.
Progress! Fighting my food crutches one step at a time.
This being said, I fully intend to stare at the photos of the following recipes on the Pinterest board I’ve dedicated to all things chocolate, enjoying them vicariously. You, however, did not give up chocolate, so bake your little hearts out.
{1} Best Coconut Macaroons // A flattened macaroon?! You don’t say …
{2} White + Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bonbons // Healthy ingredients under that decadent armor.
{3} Chocolate and Coconut Cake with Dulce De Leche and Cashews // Who just dumps a pile of cashews on top of a cake? A mad GENIUS, that’s who.
{4} Coconut Milk Brownies // These look unbelievably succulent.
{5} Chokladbiskvier / Swedish Chocolate Biscuits // I was just minding my own business, thinking the top layer of chocolate would be thin. But no — there’s a heaping mountain of chocolate to bite into.
{6} Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Soft Pretzels // What the what! Yes, please.
