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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
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - "Good Luck Smartie Pants" Printable & Lunchbox Treat

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Welcome to Day 7 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 Technically, this should be the last day of Back-to-School "Week", but I still have a few more treats in store for you next week.  Stay tuned... Today's post is short and sweet.  Or should I say SMART and SWEET ? Beth Proudfoot of It Is What It Is  has generously agreed to share her "Good luck, SMARTIE PANTS" printable with Rook No. 17 readers. The plucky little tag and Smarties candies would make a fun lunchbox surprise on the first day of school!   You can download the PDF  HERE .
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - Pencil Exchange Party

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Welcome to Day 6 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 Happy weekend everyone!   I hope you've enjoyed some of this week's back-to-school features. Today Brittany of One Charming Party has kindly offered to share her ideas for a back-to-school pencil exchange and cute customized erasers.   -------------------------- Photos by  Nicole Hill Gerulat . ©One Charming Party. Kids going back to school? A pencil exchange would be so fun to do at a back to school party. Your kids can invite neighbors or school friends and if guests all bring a pack of pencils to share everyone will get some fresh, fun, new pencils to start out the year. I had these custom pencils made at Explicitly Yours Pencils . What’s a pencil without an eraser? These are just simple erasers from the store covered with bits of cute scrapbooking paper. (Wouldn’t they be cute as a teacher gift?) Photos by  Nicole Hill Gerulat . ©One Charming Party. --------------------------
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - Capri Sun Pencil Case Tutorial

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Welcome to Day 5 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 Today's guest post combines two of my favorite things -- childhood nostalgia and upcycling!  I have vivid memories of the first year that Capri Sun juice pouches hit the lunchroom.  Suddenly my little can of TreeSweet juice (that tasted more of tin than anything else) seemed so old fashioned next to those "space age" looking silver pouches with their special little straws.  I sometimes think that the only thing that got me through having to sit through my brother's endless baseball practices was the promise of a Capri Sun at the end of the dusty day. Does anyone remember this stuff? The juice pouch has, through nearly three decades, stayed at the top of the lunchbox beverage game.  While the juice hasn't changed much, I'm happy that we're living in a "greener", more earth-friendly age.  So, when I saw the tutorial for making a pencil pouch out of upcycled jui
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK -- Sweetly Sharpened Pencil Cookies

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Welcome to Day 4 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 Today's post is as sweet and "sharp" as its author -- Lisa of Moore Minutes.   Lisa's blog is full of creative ideas for entertaining, decorating and celebrating the seasons.  You'll find recipes, crafts, and lots of great party ideas.  Lisa is one smart cookie and I'm delighted to have her here today with her idea for Sweetly Sharpened Pencil Cookies. -------------------------------------------- I am excited to be sharing on Rook No. 17 today!  I know there will be a lots of "back to school" treasures to find out this week for us to tuck into our pockets! Lately "Back to School" has been the chorus of friends and family as the conversation buzzes about fresh haircuts, new clothes, and the wide-eyed anticipation of our little loves walking into the big school doors with sharpened pencils and backpacks in tow. I wanted to send my boys off with exciting trea
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK -- Amp'd Up Boombox Lunchbox Tutorial

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Welcome to Day 3 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 I hope you're down for something groovy 'cause today's post aint for cubes, you dig? (Yeah, just trying out the lingo from the boombox era that inspired today's project.) Suffice to say, I'm *cranked* to be sharing this guest post from Angela of Better Together . Whether you're a crafter, cook, baker, shopper, or runner, the posts from the talented Wray sisters are sure to inspire! Today, Angela is sharing her tutorial for making this retro boombox lunchbox that is totally * duck soup *! ------------------------------------  Hi! I'm Angela. I'm excited to be here at Rook No. 17 today. I blog over at Better Together with my two sisters.  We created our blog in an effort to learn from one another. One sister cooks, one sister runs, and I handle the craft side of the blog. Come check us out.''  The other day I was in the mood to create something, bu
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 31

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Welcome to  "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday! --And-- Day 2 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK In the spirit of back-to-school, I'm spotlighting the before and after school recipes and menu ideas that were shared at last week's party: ------------------------------------------- BEFORE SCHOOL Mommy Minded shared her ideas and recipes  for healthy and delicious back-to-school breakfasts. AFTER SCHOOL Chef-n-Training shared her favorite  after school snack from childhood. ------------------------------------------- This week's party is going to be a little different.   If you have a back-to-school related post, please link it up to my ongoing Back-to-School blog hop here.  All other posts can be linked up to the regular "A Little Birdie Told Me..." linky that follows. BACK TO SCHOOL BLOG HOP (School related posts only) ------------------------------------------- A Little Birdie Told
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - Free Printable Lunch Box Notes

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Welcome to BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17! All week long I'll be showcasing original crafts, recipes & traditions for making this back-to-school season the best ever!   First up is a set of printable lunchbox notes I created from a vintage set of alphabet flashcards. ---------------------------------------------- LUNCHBOX NOTES (packed with love) Simply print, cut and tuck one of these peppy little messages in to your child's lunch. I've created 3 different sheets of lunchbox notes for you to download and print on cardstock or heavy scrapbook paper.  I've also included a printable box in which to store your cards.    Sheet 1 Sheet 2  Sheet 3 DOWNLOAD ALL 3 SHEETS HERE DOWNLOAD THE BOX HERE Download a card-box template to use with your own paper HERE
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