So… full honesty? I’m not excited about either team winning this years Super Bowl, which is exactly 1 week away!!!
I was really hoping the Rams would make it to the Super Bowl, and when that didn’t happen, my hype kind of deflated. Patriots vs. Seahawks doesn’t do much for me, so I’m officially going to be watching as a very uninvested observer. The real highlight for me is the halftime show—which, conveniently, is the only time my family actually stops talking. No one in my house is a big sports fan except me, so those uninterrupted 15 minutes feel sacred.
Because my heart isn’t fully in the game, I’m also giving myself permission to be lazy this year. No hand pies, no empanadas, no football-shaped anything. Just cookies. Easy, comforting, low effort cookies—and honestly, that feels right.
To keep it at least a little festive, I’m coloring the dough in each teams three colors and turning them into tri-color chocolate chip cookies. It’s simple, it’s fun, and it doesn’t require the emotional investment that this matchup apparently expects from me.
Ingredients
1 cup softened butter (sweet cream, salted)
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 bag Nestlé Toll House chocolate chips
Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System
Instructions
Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a mixer.
Add the eggs and vanilla; mix until fluffy.
Add baking soda and salt; mix well.
Add flour gradually until fully incorporated.
Divide dough into three equal portions.
Color each portion a different team color.
Mix chocolate chips into each portion.
Form a 2 oz cookie dough ball using all three colors together.
Lightly press onto a cookie sheet.
Bake at 375°F for 8–10 minutes, until edges are golden.
I may not care who wins, but I do care about dessert and an exciting halftime show—and this year, that’s more than enough to make Super Bowl Sunday worth it.
