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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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Make Folk Art Jack-o-Lanterns from Dollar Store Pumpkins ~ Guest Post

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You can find me at Rhinestone Beagle today, where I'm sharing my tutorial for making vintage folk art inspired jack-o-lanterns as part of their Howl-o-ween Tricks & Treats Craftathon! Perhaps you caught a glance of them in my 2nd Annual Halloween House Tour this weekend?   Take the 2 minute video tour of our 1893 Victorian and enjoy some tricky treats! AND , there's still time to enter to win a Kupcake Konz pan, perfect for baking up treats all year long, when you visit HERE .
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Halloween Open House ~ Tour, Tricks & Treats

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Welcome to the second annual Halloween Open House at Rook No. 17 where you'll get a little peek at how we've haunted the halls of our 1893 Victorian this year.  First, please enjoy some hospitality... (looks like we need to put some meat on those bones) TRICK:  Owls? TREAT:  Owl Deviled Eggs TRICK:  Green Goblins? TREAT:  Pistachio & Blue Cheese Grapes TRICK:  Terrariums? TREAT:  Chocolate Terrarium Cakes with Marshmallow Moss & Fondant Toadstools TRICK:  Skulls? TREAT:   Chocolate Dipped Oreos with Marshmallow Skulls And now, the tour... (slideshow runs just over 2 minutes) (Music:  Frost Waltz, courtesy of Incompotech.com ) Below you find links to tutorials for making some of the vintage inspired decorations seen in the slideshow.  Most were made on the cheap -- with supplies purchased from the dollar store. Click HERE for a tutorial for making this glittering Skeleton Crew from dollar store supp
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OWL-o-ween Deviled Eggs

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It's no secret:  I love to play with my food.  So when the California Olive Committee contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in creating a "spooktacular" Halloween recipe with their California Black Ripe Olives, I jumped at the opportunity! After all, wearing California Black Ripe Olives thimble-style atop each of my fingers is one of my fondest and earliest memories of playing with food. Okay, I confess, I still do it. Anyone with me? Deviled eggs always seem to be one of the quickest things to disappear from any party table.  Last year a friend made the Spider Deviled Eggs from Sunset Magazine. The combination of the eggs and black olives was delicious! Combining my family's love of California Ripe Black Olives, deviled eggs, and owls, I came up with this delicious and adorable Halloween appetizer. Whoooo wants some? Owl Deviled Eggs (makes 2 dozen) 1 dozen XL large eggs, hard boiled and cooled 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teas
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