Snacks In No Time: Hot Cocoa

It is a gray miserable day today, and now it is raining cats and dogs.  I wonder where that sentiment came from… On cold winter days or during rainy days, I try to make something special to keep the family in good spirits.
In our family we love Hot Cocoa.  We like it best made from scratch, but we do buy the mix, or sometimes I make the mix also.  We pull out the special mugs, and make cookies to go with our warm mugs of joy.

Hot Cocoa
Ingredients

• 1 cup of milk
  
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  
• 2 Tbsp. Sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp. Cocoa Powder
  
• a dash of salt

Instructions
Mix dry ingredients in a small bowl.  Heat milk in microwaveable container, until hot.  We use a 4 cup plastic liquid measuring cup.  Add vanilla and dry ingredients to milk and whisk until frothy and mixed. Pour into mugs and serve with freshly baked cookies.

Hot Cocoa Mix
Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Sugar
  
• 1 cup Cocoa Powder
  
• 2 tsp. Salt
  
• 1/2 cup Dry Milk.

Instructions
Mix all ingredients and place into a sealed container.
To Use: 

• 2 Tbsp. of Mix
  
• 1 Cup Hot Milk
  
• splash of vanilla.

Add all ingredients to a mug and mix.  Enjoy.