Creature Comfort Hot Cocoa

Today is Memorial Day, and also my partner's and my 12-year wedding anniversary.  It's also 50* and drizzling outside because apparently the great state of Massachusetts likes giving the unholy middle finger to anyone who wants to have a cook-out on a holiday in late May, how dare you even think that's a doable thing.

My partner made me some amazing Bespin Eggs for brunch, and of course that put enough calories into my system for me to want to go for a "quick walk" (read: 3-mile trot) afterwards, and because it's Massachusetts out there, we ended up getting well misted for the whole thing and came home cold and wet.

Hot cocoa to the rescue, for that!  I made this up as I went along, and oh my stars 'n garters is it good.  Doesn't make a grand amount of cocoa, but just enough to warm body and soul.

Creature Comfort Hot Cocoa

Ingredients
1 2/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa
2 Tbsp white sugar
1 Tbsp dark chocolate chips
2 tsp Amaretto
Dash salt


Instructions
- In a microwave-save container, heat the milk for 3 minutes, or until it's bubbling.
- Add the baking cocoa and sugar, whisking until it's all incorporated into the milk.
- Add the chocolate chips and let them sit in the milk while you add the Amaretto and salt.
- Whisk to integrate the chocolate.

Serve immediately.  Goes far too well with Annoying Dog gingerbread cookies.

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