I should start off by saying how much I don't like baking. Unlike cooking, where I can taste as I go and fix mistakes as they occur, baking is something I have no control over once I put it into the oven--and ask anyone who knows me, I'm a fan of being the one in control. I've had many a recipe go wrong for whatever reason, and it's always frustrating to make a huge effort and then not end up with the results you want (example: the florentines my mom and I attempted to make in December...utter failure). In any case, I had never made blondies before but decided they'd be fun to try out. Luckily, this was one of my better experiments.
