It’s that time of year again…
the time when the leaves start changing, the air gets crisp and many married women become single once again…at least on Sundays.
Football.
Whether college football is your thing, NFL or even fantasy (God bless those wives) it definitely consumes the lives of many men.
There are certainly levels of consumption:
Let’s start with the average dude…he roots for his team of choice, tunes in on Sunday to see who’s playing and catches up on all the rest with SportsCenter.
Next we have the “fan”. He roots for one team, likes to spout off statistics and buys tickets to see his team play. His Sunday’s are booked from now until January. He tail-gates and yells at the TV. His wife knows that the backyard project is going to have to wait until Spring and she wouldn’t even mention the invite for Sunday brunch.
Finally, the Crazy.
This is the guy that owns jerseys…even though the last time he actually played in a football game was 1992.
He is part of multiple fantasy leagues.
He may or may not have been spotted on the Jumbo-Tron with his face painted and a foam finger.
He lives and breathes football all year long, from the drafts to the training camps to the pre-season.
His Sundays are ruined when his team loses and considers the players extended family.
Now, if you don’t live in the United States you are probably not affected by Sunday Football Syndrome…
but, to those of us who reside here in Football-land, we all probably know a few of the “types” I listed above.
So since you’re here why don’t we make football a little cute?
Whadaya say?
Pizza is one of the quintessential football foods…
but, since this is my blog…I’m gonna do pizza MY way.
Cookie pizza!
Excuse me for a moment while I share some candy porn…
NSFD (Not Safe For Dieters)
Love this little guy.
Everyone’s favorite…
Isn’t candy pretty?
Here’s the batter…
Bake it and top it…
So good!
Cookie Pizza
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/4 cups AP flour
- 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Topping
- Topping:
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- Any candy you like..I used chopped Reese’s Cups, M&M’s and Sno-Caps
Instructions
- Preheat to 350°
- Combine dry ingredients in bowl (flour, baking soda and salt), set aside
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time beating between each addition and add vanilla and beat on medium
- until all combined.
- Add dry ingredients. Mix on low until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread batter on round baking dish, 16″
- Bake 13 minutes until edges are browned and middle is just set.
- Remove from oven and spread 2 cups mini-marshmallows on top, leaving edges as the “crust”.
- Bake 2 more minutes.
- Remove from oven and spread “toppings” on.
- Let cool completely and cut into wedges.
oFootbal is what it's all about at my parent's house, so we head over there and get our fix and then go home to our quiet house afterwards!
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Football isnt a huge part of our lives…but love this recipe!! Perfect for a fall/winter day
Great post! My husband is somewhere between fan and the crazy. There have definitely been some bad Sundays when the team doesn't win. That cookie pizza just looks incredible, though. Yummmmmm.
Football doesn't affect my Sundays nearly as much as it does my Saturdays, as we are college football people here. But my husband will invite all of his friends over a few times during the season on Sundays just so he has an excuse to ask me to make his favorite tailgating foods.
That pizza looks heart attack inducingly good 🙂 I'm in India, so it's no football, instead, cricket and soccer almost every single day!!!
I love your cookie pizza. Well football affects my Sundays in a way that is unexplainable. I practically lose my husband for an entire day. And maybe, if I could incorporate my baking into his "day of fun," he'd remember we were married : )
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Although we (meaning my husband) watch football on sundays- we have our big football day on Saturday. This year we got tickets for the whole family for Beaver Football! My hubby's almamater! I like football but LOVE tailgating- so I'll have to try the cookie pizza recipe, yum! joshnleslie@hotmail.com
Watching football and Fantasy is big in my house on Sundays. My husband has a friend over every Sunday and we hang out and eat. It is fun! GO PATRIOTS!
My kind of pizza! That looks great!
My son and husband are big football fans. Lots of yelling at the TV on Sunday. I like to watch on occasion. Anything that gets my family all in one room together is okay with me!
Great giveaway. That easy chicken sounds very yummy:)
haha. i'm one of the lucky few – it doesn't affect me at all! my hubby hates football