Don’t worry, I have taste-tested them alllll so you don’t have to, haha! This blondie recipe is just too good. It’s lightly adapted from Duff Goldman’s recipe in his book, Super Good Baking for Kids . His book is awesome for bakers of all levels! Blondies are usually the first recipe I will make in any cookbook, and are my go-to for casual gatherings, because they are so customizable. This recipe centers around brown butter which, as always, takes the flavor next level amazin

Actual Buckeyes, in treat form, are confections made from chocolate and peanut butter and powdered sugar,  and are a LONG standing, probably life-long, tradition in my family. My Grandma, on my dad’s side, grew up in Ohio, where the chocolates are named for Buckeye tree nuts. The nuts are actually toxic, but luckily the chocolates are not. The peanut butter balls are dipped in chocolate, leaving a circle of peanut butter visible on the top, to mimic these Buckeye tree nuts. S

(not pictured: a few dozen more!) Welcome to Cookbook Club! I am an avid collector. I shamelessly read cookbooks way more than novels,...