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Almost had a People Are Looking For That post today, except that when I looked closely at the papers for transfer from a JP Morgan account to a Morgan Stanley account, I realized that they did not have the account numbers or CUSIPs affected on them, only the names and ID numbers of the institutions, along with "SIGN HERE" stickers of the sort available from any respectable business supply store. Nobody's information was compromised and there were no signatures yet.

I dropped them in my office's shredding bin anyway, just to be on the safe side. Jeez, people, even if they're still blank, please try to keep track of your financial institution's papers.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipe, More Info Than You Really Wanted Edition

Ingredients:

1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour
½ cup (1 1/2 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder - I used King Arthur Flour's burgundy cocoa, which is Dutch processed and uses alkali
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups packed (10 1/2 ounces) brown sugar
Note: for the More Info Than You Really Wanted edition of this, about an ounce of this should be dark brown sugar that has dried into a brittle but breakable lump, three to four ounces should be reasonably soft and flowy light brown sugar, and the rest should be light brown sugar that has hardened into a brick that refuses to break off pieces but looks small enough that one could be forgiven for thinking a little extra attention will break it up properly
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
Note: the More Info Than You Really Wanted edition used Baker's unsweetened chocolate, broken into individual units and then cut in about two pieces each by rocking a knife across the middle and catching as many of the splinters as possible along with the larger chunks. They were not particularly finely chopped by any standard known to man. Don't sweat the chopping on these.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar
½ cup (2 ounces) confectioners' sugar

Procedure: ( I'm pretty sure Professor Cosgrove at CCM would throw me out on my ass for this. Possibly make me wear the Hat of Shame. I dunno. )