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Fool the Eye with these Double-Take Dishes

This April Fool's Day, play a sweet trick on your friends with these playful recipes that disguise their true intentions.

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Cookie Burgers

Expecting sliders? These cookies are the sweetest sliders you could bake. The "buns" are flourless peanut butter cokies, and the "burgers" are luscious chocolate ganache.

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Shrimp Cocktail Martini
Shrimp Cocktail Martini
What? No tangy, spicy sauce for dipping? We mean cocktail literally, here. Pairing the flavors of a shrimp cocktail with herbaceous gin and dry vermouth yields a playful, surprisingly delicious—dare we say, ingenious?—martini.

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Sweet Phyllo Chips & Dip
Sweet Phyllo Chips & Dip
Forget about nachos and salsa-for dessert lovers, this is the ultimate take on chips and dip.

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Zucchini Linguine
Zucchini Linguine

Think of it as the ultimate low-carb pasta: you use a julienne peeler to create strands of zucchini and summer squash, then stir-fry them quickly in a brown butter sauce.

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Waffle Cookies
Waffle Cookies

Baking these cookies right in your waffle iron creates a dessert that looks just like mini breakfast waffles, albeit with gooey, melty chocolate chips.

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Sweet Stromboli
Sweet Stromboli
Stromboli for dessert is a bit unexpected, but this pairing of sweet chocolate with tart cherries makes for a playful finish to a pizza party.

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French Onion Soup Dumplings
French Onion Soup Dumplings

The classic French onion soup goes incognito in these clever dumplings, which contain a molten beef-broth center and a dusting of grated cheese on top.

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Meringue Mushrooms
Meringue Mushrooms
You'll want to top your burger or pizza with these, but don't! Crisp, sweet, festive, and fun. Meringue mushrooms are a classic trompe l'oeil sweet.

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Fried Chocolate-Hazelnut Wontons
Fried Chocolate-Hazelnut Wontons

This fun dessert uses a few ready-made ingredients for quick and delicious results: a crunchy wonton shell that gives way to a molten chocolate-hazelnut filling.

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