{TWD} Chewy, Chunky Blondies...better than you know what!

Mmmmmmmmm...

Oh, my.....

There are hardly any words to describe this...this...its more of an experience than a dessert.  No, there aren't any words to do it justice.  Just sounds.  It'll have you moaning and curling your toes before you've even swallowed your first bite.  Seriously.  So rich, and absolutely just too much to handle in the middle of the day.  You have to eat this at night, otherwise you'll feel guilty.  Don't ask why, its just one of those things.  Eat it while its still warm and gooey from the oven.  But its just as sinfully delicious the next day. 

p.s. only share this with the ones you truly love, or people will get the impression that you care more for them than you really do.  Its that good.

Chewy Chunky Blondies

Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan

Click HERE to visit Nicole of Cookies on Friday for the complete recipe.

***I left out the walnuts, but put in both heath bits AND butterscotch chips.  Divine.***

TWD: Banana-Coconut Ice Cream Pie

Not only is this pie delicious, but the smell that will fill your house while you are just getting started preparing the crust is worth a million bucks. Or at least a quarter of a million...like what Michael won on the Biggest Loser tonight. Yep. This is what I was eating while I watched the season finale. Nothing better than stuffing your face while you watch people work their little hearts out. Really, the crust was by far my favorite part of this pie. Could it have been all the butter? Maybe. If you like coconut & bananas, you're going to love this pie! Visit Spike at Spike Bakes for the complete recipe. I'm gonna have another piece.

Banana-Coconut Ice Cream Pie

Baking From My Home to Yours, by Dorie Greenspan

"ultimate" chocolate chunk cookies

I got this recipe from Woman's Day magazine, and don't get me wrong - they're delicious! - but I don't think we should just throw the word "ultimate" around like its just any other word. The pecans and coconut definitely earn a "fabulous" or a "stupendous," but I just don't know about the "ultimate." Thus the quotation marks. hahaha who cares, right?! Whatever. Really though, these cookies were an absolute HIT with my family at our big birthday celebration yesterday! My sister, who doesn't even like nuts or coconut, ate about 5 of them. If that's not something, I don't know what is! So, I hope you enjoy these fabulous, stupendous, ultimate chocolate chunk cookies!

Ultimate chocolate chunk cookies

from Woman's Day magazine

Ingredients

2 sticks (1 c.) unsalted butter, softened

1 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 c. granulated sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

2 c. old fashioned oats

1 1/4 c. sweetened flaked coconut

8 oz. semisweet chocolate chunks/chips

1 c. coarsely chopped toasted pecans

Directions

1. heat oven to 375 degrees. beat butter, sugars and vanilla in a large bowl w/ electric mixer until fluffy. beat in eggs, baking soda and salt until blended. on low speed, beat in flour until just blended.

2. stir in oats, 1 c. flaked coconut, all of the chocolate chunks & chopped pecans. using 2 tbsp dough for each cookie drop mounds 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. sprinkle tops w/ rest of coconut.

3. bake 11-13 minutes until golden on bottoms and around egdes. cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.