Create a desktop shortcut to firefox bookmarks

I'd like to cut out a step or two of accessing my bookmarks by being able to open the bookmark library dialog right from my desktop. Is there a way to create a shortcut or widget to do this? I am not interested in a shortcut to a particular website. I want to open the bookmark library as it appears when using ctrl+shift+b when the browser is open.
thanks
R Marshall

Use this command line:
<pre><nowiki>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -chrome chrome://browser/content/places/places.xul
</nowiki></pre>
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options

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