Happy 41

I baked a decadent chocolate cake for my brother’s 41st birthday… I wish I remembered what recipe I used!

I cut out letters in thin chip board, placed them on top, dusted with powdered sugar, and then carefully removed them. I think I put tape tabs on top of the letters (sticking straight up) for easy removal…

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Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie!?

I remember these cookies coming out almost perfect. I went by the January/February 1996 Cook’s Illustrated magazine and the recipe “Solving the Mystery of the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie” (pages 22 and 23) figuring it must be good with all the testing that goes into the articles! Right?! πŸ™‚ Well theyΒ were good!

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And I even went beyond, dipped the cookies in semi-sweet chocolate and then drizzled with white chocolate for an extra touch πŸ™‚

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