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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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Halloween Crafts & Treats featuring Marvelous Monsters & Spooky Spiders: A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 40

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A "party favor" from me!  Feel free to download and use this vintage graphic. "October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came- The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band." - George Cooper, October's Party  ------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------ This week, I posted a tutorial for upgrading the chic of your chocolate dipped treats with Chocolate Transfer Sheets. If you'd like to experiment with some, be sure to enter my GIVEAWAY. ------------------------------------------------ Today, I'm spotlighti
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Artful Chocolate Dipped Treats with Chocolate Transfer Sheets ~ Tutorial and GIVEAWAY

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Q:  How can you make a BAKE SALE BEST SELLER without having to bake? A:  Make chocolate dipped Oreos on a stick with Chocolate Transfer Sheets ! Chocolate Transfer Sheets are food-grade acetate sheets that have been printed with fun and beautiful cocoa butter patterns. They are easy to use and yield professional, boutique candy store results! If you're looking for an easy yet sophisticated way to transform the average chocolate dipped treat into something sublimely artful, you'll want to keep a few Chocolate Transfer Sheets in your pantry year-round.   They're lovely on cakes too! Transfer sheet treats are my favorite item to donate to bake sales, dessert auctions, and school events. They require little time, fuss and money, and are always top sellers! The transfer sheets can be stored in a cool place for years,so they're always on-call for a last-minute project. ----------------------------- GIVEAWAY:  I'm giving awa
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How to Host a Halloween Scavenger Hunt Party

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Here's a bit of Halloween tomfoolery that makes for a perfect party:   The Halloween Scavenger Hunt It's fun for all ages and couldn't be easier to put together! We've enjoyed rounding up our group of usual suspects year after year to traipse through the streets in a high-spirited hunt! Here's a list of tips and tricks for how to host a successful Halloween Scavenger Hunt party of your own: 1.  Set a date and send out invitations with all the particulars. Ask guests bring a digital camera and let them know they'll get bonus points for coming in costume.  3.  On the day of the scavenger hunt, give each family an identical bag of "tricks" which includes their scavenger list, pens & pencils, and some fun props, including a roll of toilet paper for "mummifying" one of the team members. 4.  Send all the teams out at the same time and print their "return time" on the scavenger hunt list (or b
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Twelve Perfect Fall Recipes - A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 39

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"Autumn arrives, array'd in splendid mein; Vines, cluster'd full, add to the beauteous scene, And fruit-trees cloth'd profusely laden, nod, Complaint bowing to the fertile sod." - Farmer's Almanac, 1818 ------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------ In this week's spotlight you'll find a host of perfect recipes and ideas for Autumn's bounty... Libations 1.   "Unwined" Party and Custom Wine Label Idea   from Moonbeams & Fireflies. 2.   Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe   from The Garden of Yum 3. Ombre Mug Craft from Christine & Co. Breads 1. Levain Bread Recipe   from Fudge Ripple 2.   A
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