Paula's Black and White Ball

[isilzha]

Paula just make black and white cookies with Elmo and they looked soooooo good.

[isilzha]

Black and White Cookies Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2008 See this recipe on air Saturday Feb. 23 at 12:00 AM ET/PT. Show: Paula's Party Episode: Black and White Ball

Cookies 2 1/2 cups cake flour 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 sticks butter, room temperature 1 3/4 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Icing 1/3 cup boiling water 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cake flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Then beat in the milk and vanilla. Gradually, beat the dry ingredients into the wet. Drop tablespoonfuls of the cookie batter onto parchment paper lined sheet pans, 2-inches apart. Bake for approximately 25 minutes until the edges of the cookies just begin to brown.. Meanwhile, make the icing. In a large mixing bowl, stir the boiling water into the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is spreadable but still thick. Transfer half of the icing to another mixing bowl and stir in the melted chocolate. When the cookies are done let them cool completely. Spread half of the flat side (baked side down) of the cookies with white icing and the other half with the chocolate icing. Let the cookies dry and harden completely.

[Food Network Fan]

Did she hit on Elmo?

[budman]

Originally Posted by Food Network Fan

Did she hit on Elmo?

LOL!!! She did hit on every other male though. Especially the NYC chef with his shirt halfway unbuttoned.

And those cookies sure looked good, as well as that pan-fried Filet Mignon, although I just about gagged when I saw them almost cover the steaks in saltnpeppa.

[MayQueen]

I watched a few minutes and was surprised how good Bobby Flay looked. He was wearing a black suit with a really white shirt and a tie. Everything fit perfectly, his hair looked nice. I'm not saying that he normally looks like a slob; he always looks okay. But last night, wow! He was Prince Charming with a wooden spoon.

[BerryBaby]

Many times Bobby does look a bit 'unkept' when he goes on those Throwdowns. My husband even mentioned it the other day, which surprised me.

I saw the promos and Bobby did look very dapper.
Men in suits....

[isilzha]

When they brought her Grandson out you could see how much she adores him. It was so cute.

[PaulaFan777]

Paula and Bobby on top of piano tops the show, besides the supprise Throwdown.

Classic Lines:

Paula: "This is Paula's Party after Midnight"

Elmo: "Elmo's is 3 1/2 going on 47"

[creeperz]

The only thing is Elmo forgot to say that he had to take one of the cookies back to sesame street for Cookie Monster

[Food Network Fan]

I think they have corrupted cookie monster into sensible snack food monster now. Cookies are a "sometimes food" like kids couldn't learn that and still have cookie monster be who he is.