Novemberers' sweet sixteens for sweet teeth!

Studies are pretty intense this year and therefore, my friends' sweet sixteens cannot be celebrated on the right day, considering that an exam alwayyyys fall on their sacred date. Today we decided to gather everyone to cheer for our "novemberers"'s sweet sixteens! I was a bit out of idea for their presents so I bought a little something and added a few rich, buttery cookies to embelish their gifts.

(Please excuse the image's bad quality, my lightening was awful)

Morover, I am doing a layer cake. For their birthdays. For the second time. Hoping that my cake decorating would be better than my first attempt. *grin* Weeeell, it didn't turn out so bad!! What do you think?

I made an oreo-themed black chocolate cake with chocolate layers and oreo frosting (I bought a Betty crocker "fluffy white mountain" frosting and unsweetened it with milk. Then, I added crushed oreo cookies) The smell of oreos was incredible!

Here's the recipe for the cookies, I'll post the cake's recipe later!

Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies (From Allrecipes.com with minor variations)

INGREDIENTS
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup shortening
2/3 cups packed brown sugar

1 tbsp white sugar
1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
2) In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3)Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.