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Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe

My best friend has been living in Paris for the past 6 years, creating the wonderful excuse for me to visit my favorite city multiple times a year. Every time I visit, I try to cook or bake her something special since the opportunity is rare. On one of my recent visits, one of our baking sessions included these double chocolate brownies. My best friend actually requested them for her office. She works for a French company where the majority of employees are native Frenchmen and, ironically, love American treats. As a result, she periodically brings in classic American baked goods for her fellow coworkers. She had a feeling these brownies would hit the spot, so we made a batch of these perfectly fudgy brownies, which were unsurprisingly eaten up within the blink of an eye. So today, I share a completely American recipe with you, knowing it will satisfy not just my fellow Americans, but my dear French friends as well. 

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Fruity Pebble Cookies Recipe

When I first saw this recipe in Bon Appétit magazine, I was a little bit surprised. I don’t consider Fruity Pebbles to be in the gourmet, fancy food category that I normally see B.A. showcasing. But, as the saying so aptly goes, never judge a book by its cover (or in this case, a title!). As I continued reading the recipe, I realized that it actually really makes sense to use a sweet, crunchy cereal in a cookie, especially an oatmeal cookie. Traditional oatmeal cookies utilize rolled oats, and while rolled oats are not very crunchy, they do provide that textural addition that makes it different from, say, a sugar cookie or a chocolate chip cookie. The sweet cereal is also a nice contrast with the somewhat salty dough. It’s got that perfect balance of sweet and salty that so many of us enjoy.