It may not be hot enough to fry an egg, but try these dashboard cookies to make the heat a little more bearable. One of the worst moments of any heat advisory-worthy summer day is getting in your car after a whole day or even just a couple of afternoon hours. We've been there, grabbing old fast food napkins out of the glove compartment to use as a makeshift steering wheel cover, cranking the AC up as high as it will go and rolling down the windows too. You could park in a much-coveted shady spot or you could get one of those heat shields. You can even show off your art history prowess by getting one with Starry Night on it. But the earth's rotation may leave you letting some sunlight in anyways, and our Boy Scout sensibilities are not so finely tuned that we can prevent that.
So why not be productive while your car sweats it out in the parking lot? Bake some cookies! In just two-and-a-half hours, this blogger baked a tray of delicious-looking chocolate chip cookies on the dashboard of her car. She also has a second recipe for some oatmeal cookies too, if that's your fancy. Just make sure to eat them all before they melt.
So what do y'all think? We see a cookie-themed art car in the future. Give the recipes a try and let us know how it goes!
Photo from Flickr user lori_greig.
Filed in Food
and tagged baking, beat the heat, heat, recipe, summer
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