JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.0/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<ul id="menu">
  <li>Click me as fast as you can</li>
  <li>Works in sub-menus, too >>>
    <ul>
      <li>Click me faster, I won't hide</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<div id="console-log"></div>

CSS

.ui-menu {
    width: 300px;
}
  
.console-line
{
    font-family: monospace;
    margin: 2px;
}

#console-log {
  margin-top: 20px
}

JavaScript

var consoleLine = "<p class=\"console-line\"></p>"

console = {
    log: function (text) {
        $("#console-log").append($(consoleLine).html(text))
    }
}

var clickCount = 0

$( "#menu" ).menu({
	select: function() {
  	console.log(++clickCount)
  },
  blur: function() {
  	clickCount = 0
	}
});