Blondies & Buckeye Bars

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My contribution to the holiday cooking has been baking desserts. I found two doozies right next to each other in the Gooseberry Patch Big Book of Home Cooking Cookbook. These Blondies & Buckeye Bars are to die for!

Blondies & Buckeye Bars 

Blonde buckeye bars

 

Blonde buckeye bars

I love this cookbook. I love these bars. Let’s talk about the Best Blondies first.

Blonde buckeye bars recipe

You start by creaming together two sticks of melted butter and two cups of brown sugar.

Blonde buckeye bars in mixer

Then you add two eggs and two teaspoons of vanilla.

Blonde buckeye bars beaten with eggs

Mix until it is good and creamy.

Blonde buckeye bars smoothly mixed

Then you add two cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Blonde buckeye bars thickened

Then you add the goodies. The original recipe called for white chocolate chips. My husband of course “thinks” he doesn’t like white chocolate. So, I added one cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and one cup of chopped pecans along with 3/4 cup of toffee, with chocolate coating no less.

Blonde buckeye bars with nuts and chocolate

Once it is all stirred together, pour into a parchment lined 13 x 9 pan. And bake for 30-40 minutes on 375 degrees.

Blonde buckeye bars spread thin

Now, some folks might say these bars were sweet. I think they were perfect.

Blonde buckeye bars baked and ready for toppings

The other bars I made had me at Buckeye. I don’t know what it is about Christmas that makes me think of the splendid balls of peanut butter, but they go hand in hand for me.

Blonde buckeye bars recipes

This recipe was super easy. Thanks to the use of a boxed brownie mix:) I love the chocolate fudge brownies personally. Just make sure the mix is for a 13 x 9 pan. Make as directed on the back of the box and let cool.

Blonde buckeye bars brownies in a box

When the brownies are cooled you will then add the layer of peanut butter. It is so easy to make it should be taxed or banned or illegal. It is simply two cups of powdered sugar, one cup of peanut butter and one stick of butter that is softened.

Blonde buckeye bars making the brownies

Mix together and then spread out over the cooled brownies. Pop the bars in the fridge for an hour to set up for the chocolate topping.

Blonde buckeye bars brownie and cookie

Now the recipe called for a chocolate and butter topping. However, I had some heavy whipping cream that needed to be used up. So, I thought some chocolate ganache would do the trick.

Blonde buckeye bars heavy whipping cream

I started by pouring 1/2 cup of cream in the bottom of a small pan and heating till it just began to boil. I killed the heat and then added one cup of dark chocolate. I used the remaining semi-sweet chips from the blondies and a few bars of dark baking chocolate. I say you want about a 1 to 2 ratio of cream to chocolate when making ganache. Let the chocolate just sit in the cream for about 10 minutes and get good and soft.

Blonde buckeye bars heavy whipping cream with chocolate

I then let the ganache sit for another 5-10 minutes before spreading over top of the peanut butter layer. Divine.

Blonde buckeye bars spread chocolate

Heaven sent. I swear to you, if these aren’t in heaven I will be disappointed.

Blonde buckeye bars finished on a plate
Blonde buckeye bars recipe

 

Blonde buckeye bars recipe

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7 Comments

  1. Well that added about 1000 calories just by reading and looking at your pictures! Better go get my cookie recipe up and running! YUM!

  2. YUMMMMM…those are TWO of our very favorite recipes and they're BOTH potluck musts here at Gooseberry Patch. Thanks for stuffing so much deliciousness into one post! ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Found you on Miz Helen's. One word: WOW! You couldn't add more fabulous things into one recipe!! Sound completely decadant & DELICIOUS!!!

  4. Hi Leah,
    Your Blondies & Buckeye Bars look so delicious, we would really enjoy these bars. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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