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 cookie...

My Favorite Wreath DIY, A Craft for Book Lovers, and some tasty nibbles on A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME NO. 20

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Welcome to 
"A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday!
If you're here to share a craft, recipe or project post,
you'll find the linky and the specifics on how to 
join the party after the features below.

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I truly enjoy visiting everyone's links each week,
and just have to say...I love you guys!  
Yeah, as cynical and saddleworn as I can be,
I'm really a sentimental sap at heart.


Exercising my nerdish wiles, I put together a Wordle using the names of all the incredible people who have become REGULARS here at Rook No. 17 over the past 20 weeks.  

And now, the Week 18 features... 

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A Little Birdie Told Me...

Lynda of Something Created Every Day
has one of the most beautiful, original and creative
wreath DIY projects EVER!  

Carol of The Answer is Chocolate
Inspired me to stop using stray price tags,
receipts and scraps on my nightstand for bookmarks.
I'm following her simple tutorial for these beautiful
Ribbon Bookmarks

Aimee of Shugary Sweets
shared her recipe for
Whoah!  Need I say more?

Erin of Eating My Way Back
shared her recipe for
These healthy, yet flavorful savory treats
are made with ground turkey and are baked, not fried.

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3)  LINK-UP -- Link-up the URL of a specific post -- craft, recipe, DIY project, or anything else you'd like to show-off.  This is not  a place to advertise merchandise you are selling.  If you're interested in promoting your business with Rook No. 17, please visit the "Advertising" section.

4)  POST THE BUTTON -- Grab the code for the button (below) and paste it into your sidebar or the body of your post.

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