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Unwrapped: Twinkies (recipe)

by ilene on May 6, 2011 · 2 comments

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There is no better way to close this  2 week Unwrapped series but with the ultimate snack: TWINKIES!!!  This beloved golden cream-filled sponge cake is like an American icon and has become the universal symbol of junk food.  And you can find them everywhere- supermarkets, vending machines and gas stations- they are are ubiquitous!  I [...]

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Unwrapped: Thin Mints (recipe)

by ilene on May 5, 2011 · 11 comments

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After I made Samoas last week, a number of people asked me to try making Thin Mints and who was I to deny them?  Thin Mints are the Girl Scouts’ best selling cookie (they make up a quarter of the yearly sales! Samoas come in second place) and they are this former brownie’s favorite cookie. [...]

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Unwrapped: Twix Candybars (recipe)

by ilene on May 3, 2011 · 6 comments

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Continuing on the junk food binge, I had to make Twix candybars!  Those are one of my favorite candybars so I had to try to recreate them.  It was pretty self-explanatory process so this tutorial is pretty basic. First thing I did was bake a block of shortbread for the base of the candybar.  You [...]

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