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

Crafting with Kids and with Children's Artwork -- A Little Birdie Told Me... No. 24

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"It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said.  Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement."-- Jackson Pollock

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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Last weeks link-ups were AWESOME!
It was, by far, the best collection of
creative projects and recipes yet!
(Which made it so, so hard to choose the features.)

Luckily, there was a recurring theme running
through several of the posts:

Arts & Crafts for Children
--AND--
Crafts to do with Art made by Children

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Arts & Crafts for Children

Jen of Domesticated Nomad
shared her passion for Abstract Expressionist painter
Jackson Pollock and a wonderful hands-on
way to bring Pollock's style to life with your kids.

Becky of "Rub Some Dirt On it"
shared the perfect activity-craft to
keep young imaginations and hands busy
at any party.

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Crafts to do with Art made by children:

Steph of "The Silly Pearl"
Made a very meaningful necklace out of beads
fashioned from her daughters' paintings.

Holly of "504 Main"
Has an ingenious idea for preserving
some of your child's abstract works of art.

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If you've been featured 
(this week, or in a previous week)
feel free to grab a "featured on" button
from the sidebar.
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Now it's time to link-up and share your creativity!
Just 4 SIMPLE GUIDELINES

1)  JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NICE -- COMMENT AND FOLLOW

2)  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.

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

4)  VISIT the 2 LINKS AFTER YOURS --  Linky parties only work if we all do our part to support and encourage one another.


-With the new LinkyTools format, your link will appear first, rather than last-

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HOW TO:
1) click your cursor in the code box, 
2) right-mouse click and "Select All", 
3) right-mouse click and select Copy. 
4) Paste the code into your sidebar or post.

REMEMBER TO
VISIT the 2 LINKS AFTER YOURS 


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