Monday, September 24, 2012

Irish Coffee Blondies

At the request of an anonymous reader, I am going to try to include more food posts, with recipes. And I'm going to start with this beauty (cue trumpets and confetti cannons, or perhaps, bagpipes and a jig): Irish Coffee Blondies.
Irish as in whiskey. Coffee as in...well, coffee. Blondies as in brownies, but blonde.
I saw this recipe in MS Living in March in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, and I knew I had to try it out. And people! Oh it did NOT disappoint! Very rarely do recipes exceed my wildest expectations, but this one...well, you might just have to see for yourself. Click me to experience melt-in-your-mouth wonders I do have to warn you, you will never want to make another bar again. So if you feel any particular loyalty to m&m's, or coconut, or peanut butter, I would advise you to stop reading now. Don't say I didn't warn you.

 (Very nearly ate the unbuttered parchment paper stuck to the bottom. Yes, they are that good.) As I ate my [unnamed amount] piece, I wondered why I don't make these more often. As in, everyday. Unfortunately, the recipe starts, "2 sticks of unsalted butter." I suspect that is why. But really, every once in a while, or even once a day, they should probably be enjoyed. And do try to enjoy them, rather than inhale them as you will most certainly be tempted to do.


*Tip: If you don't happen to have any Bailey's on hand, I have a suspicion that cold brewed coffee would work just as well in the glaze (if you do try that, let me know how it turns out). And I've always had to bake it 10 minutes longer than the recipe says. Also, don't forget to butter the parchment paper...

Now, get thee out of thy chair and betake thyself to thy kitchen to experience these! You will not be sorry.

3 comments:

  1. I think we use the term "to die for" a little loosely but these bars almost fit the bill! Amazing!
    I hate to be negative but this gold text is a little hard on the eyes...just saying.

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  2. I don't know if I'm the 'anonymous reader' or not, but I love your food posts...and, once again, you did not disappoint! :)

    Heidi

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  3. I can attest that these are absolutely delicious!

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