Chocolate Chip Muffins and best friends

As a kid, between the ages of 10 and 15, most kids get that "best friend", the one kid who they always name when they want to do something, talk to someone, just hang out with.

And as an adult.....always remember. 

My Cassie has that friend. Hannah.

Hannah moved here 3 years ago. 

Hannah lived just down the street from us. 

Hannah and Cassie were in the same classes in school.

 Hannah and Cassie joined band together and both play the trombone. 

Hannah and Cassie both love to read. They are both good kids.

Just like best friends, they shared secrets, talked about their hopes and dreams, spent as much time together as we (the parents) could stand.

Hannah moved away last week. Her dad is military, we knew it would happen.

About 2 weeks before the move, Hannah slept over. The girls wanted to make muffins for breakfast, and Cassie had already found the recipe on allrecipes.com. Of course, I had no problem with this, they were going to make Chocolate Chip Muffins .

Chocolate Chip Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Heat oven to 400 F. degrees. Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.

In medium bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, backing powder, chocolate chips, and salt. Mix well. In small bowl, combine milk, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)

Fill cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle tops of muffins before baking with a combination of 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoon brown sugar.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

The muffins were delish! Perfect! And the girls added one more memory to the many they already have of this time in their lives and being "best friends".

Hannah, we miss you already but we will be seeing you soon, count on it!

In our house these will always be know as "BFF Muffins!"

Linked this up at Muffin Monday