MangiaMore: BLONDIES

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And of course, the baking continues. Father’s Day required rice pudding with raisins to prove my love for my father (according to my mother), but also to get rid of that leftover white rice from Chinese take away. My sister, however, had a different agenda. She wanted  “all of the sweets,”as she would say, but yet had supreme difficulty landing on one specifically. After rattling off a list of cookies from here to Mexico (I wish it was possible to replay the dramatic reading of all said treats), a pattern emerged. It appeared that there was a particular preference for blondies. 

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Just a few weeks ago my sister made some homemade brownies to appease someone’s sweet tooth and to gift. And just a few weeks before that, we were given some pretty good blondies. I can’t help to think that there was a connection between these incidents and her unconscious desire to make delicious, chewy, goodie packed, blondies. So she made these from One Cake Two Cake!

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All I have to say is that I am extremely happy that she did. I can't recall a time I made blondies, but I will never forget the pure delight that hers brought me. My sister put what seemed like the whole pantry in them, beginning with the obvious chocolate chip, following with the just as delicious sweet coconut, and the mildly unexpected tangy craisin. The result were chewy, bar-like cookies, dotted with tasty surprises in every bite— a little chocolate here, some stringy coconut there, and a juicy craisin in between. But mostly, the combination was undeniably scrumptious and nearly unforgettable. 

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Well, then again, I might need a reminder…. ::ahem:: Sis, you can make those yummy blondies again? ::ahem:: 

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