It's supposed to get up into the high 80s today, why not put that heat to work for you and bake some cookies in your car?

Full recipe, baking instructions, and analysis at Baking Bites.

It took about 2 1/2 hours for the cookies to bake completely. I ended up opening the car door shortly before the end of the baking period to check for doneness. This check has to be done manually, as there are no color indicators (such as brownness) to judge by because the sugar in the car cookies does not caramelize and brown like that of oven-baked cookies.

The finished cookies were very light in color, but smelled and tasted delicious. They were slightly crisp at the edges and chewy in the center. I think that they were best hot out of the car.

Thanks to Nat for the tip!