Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Chocolate drizzled olive oil cookies

These links are brought to you by the letter CHOCOLATE. 

Chocolate ganache petits fours. A winning recipe if I do say so myself. (CakeSpy for Craftsy)

Olive oil chocolate chip cookie dough truffles. Can I get a witness to this awesome? (Colavita)

Chocolate dipped Pop-Tarts. Happy time! (CakeSpy)

Why do we eat chocolate on Valentine's Day? (History.com)

Chocolate olive oil cupcakes. Yumz. (In Jennie's Kitchen)

Like Inception, but in chocolate: chocolate covered chocolate truffles. (Serious Eats)

Baking with chocolate, 101. (Colavita)

Ever heard of "Five Pound Fudge"? (Find out more)

DIY chocolate fountain. You're welcome. (Project Wedding)

Good question: how can I tell which filling is in which chocolate? (Russell Stover)

If you're feeling "alternative" this heart day, try some chocolate covered cheetos! (Serious Eats)

Book of the week: The True History of Chocolate. Botany. Archeology. History. There's more to chocolate than you might think! This book explores the real history of one of America's favorite sweets.