Chocolate-Nut Bars: the Perfect Dinner Party Dessert
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 4:00AM 
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By Ben Mims
For Cooking Newbie, a blog for beginner cooks
Whenever I’m invited to dinner parties, I’m usually always asked to bring a dessert. I used to bring pies and cakes and large family-style desserts to make an impression. But as I’ve been to more and more, I’ve realized that what most people want after a large meal is really just a small nibble of something really indulgent. That’s why these days I always bring cookies. But they can’t just be sugar cookies; they need to have a little more panache.