Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a

Easy Troll Doll Halloween Costume


If you were around in the 1960s or 70s, you'll likely remember Troll Dolls - the wild-haired, pointy-eared little nudists that inhabited dashboards and dressers.  Only one troll doll remains from my childhood collection, but he's become a favorite with my girls who have a soft spot for weird little trinkets, just like their mom! 


A few weeks ago, we were  breezing through the Halloween aisles at Target, when my youngest daughter came across a fuzzy green wig.  She put it on, and we all immediately chimed, "Troll Doll"!  Bringing the retro collectible toy to life became our mission.  Here's how we did it...


  
Materials:

  • Fuzzy Wig (Ours came from Target for $9.99)
  • Bal Togs Mock Turtleneck Body Suit/Unitard (Amazon, $32)
  • 1 large jewel (flat back) from the craft store
  • 1 button (slightly smaller than the jewel)
  • Hot glue gun
  • Clothing (optional)  

All that this costume requires as far as preparation is attaching the jewel.  I didn't want to ruin the bodysuit by gluing the jewel directly to it, so this was my solution:  I found a button that was only slightly smaller than the jewel.  I sewed the button in place on the body suit (slightly higher than my daughter's actual bellybutton).  Then, I ran a thin bead of glue around the outer edge of the button and pressed the jewel on top.  Now, when we want to remove the button, we can simply snip the thread from the back of the suit. 

My daughter wasn't hip to being a troll doll clad only in a birthday-suit, so we trimmed up a pair of inexpensive sweatpants and added a pair of suspenders that we found at Hot Topic.  


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