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Jingle All the Way: Sweet and Salty Pretzel-Toffee Bark for #ChipitsHoliday
December 15, 2014 By Isabelle Boucher | Filed Under: candy, chocolate, sponsored
Over the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to have some pretty awesome stuff dropped off on my doorstep.
Until now, though, no one has dropped off a 10 lb box of chocolate on my doorstep. Best. Delivery. EVER.
That box came courtesy of the lovely folks at Chipits, who were kind enough to supply me with their entire lineup, ranging from classic semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips to fancy-shmancy options like Skor bits and mini Reese’s pieces.
(I’m not kidding about the 10 lbs part, by the way… there were literally twenty (!) bags of chocolate chips…
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