Life is all about managing expectations. After many years of doing this whole Christmas thing, I can say with confidence that things are bound to go wrong. Last year I had a whole slew of packages stolen from our mailbox and spent hours on the phone with Amazon. This year, I rushed our holiday cards to our house, paying extra for the service and they came to our house looking perfect, except that our cards were from The Hudson Family, instead of the Benjamin Family. The situation got itself worked out. Cards come later this week and I have to rework my calendar & my expectations. It’s cool though, we have it covered. I knew something would go wrong, but my reaction to these things has changed.
I’m all about making the holidays easier. I don’t have time to pull butter out to let it soften to room temperature. I don’t have the patience to scoop out cookies on a baking sheet. But I DO love being in the kitchen baking during the holidays and I DO have the time for one bowl recipes that require melted butter, no mixer and bit of oven time. I can totally make time to cut blondies into squares and eat a few while I’m at it….
These Coconut Blondies are quite exceptional and they really don’t take much time to execute. If you’re a fan of German Chocolate Cake, these blondies will satisfy you. They’re a cross between a cookie, a bar, a macaroon and they’re so buttery they almost taste like baklava. When your cards come late and when your packages get stolen, at least you can make some blondies. Life is sweet, you just have to make it that way.
