Thanksgiving lunch at the garage

My husband's division has just one party a year- a very low key lunch  with a Thanksgiving theme.

And it was today.  

I fixed green beans and a double batch of hot rolls that were still warm when we ate.  

Some were cloverleaf and some were just round- all the same recipe though

Because this dinner is literally in a garage at the workday lunch hour,
 everything is very low key.
I take my  food in  non-breakable containers as the guys seem nervous if things are too fancy.  

I wanted to take a simple dessert as I knew there would be a chocolate trifle and a cherry cheesecake and some icky grocery store cupcakes 

(some of his co-workers bring the exact same thing year after year)  

So I baked a new recipe today, they were simple, delicious and a recipe I will make again.  

They are very much like those 7 Layer Bars or Hello Dollies that use graham cracker crumbs and sweetened condensed milk and I rarely have those ingredients on  hand  

But I do usually have all the ingredients this new recipe calls for in my pantry/fridge.

Also,  the recipe says it makes 12 but I used my older muffin pans that I think are a little smaller than newer muffin pans.  

I got 18 nice sized cookie muffins from one recipe.  

I think this smaller size makes are a  good serving as they are a rich dessert.

I may try making them in mini muffin pans next time.

my version of 

Magic Blondies 

2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut I used a geneous hand measuring this

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans  I used walnuts 

1 2/3 cups  flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

9 tablespoons  butter, softened

1 cup  packed light-brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

 Line a 12-cup muffin tin (standard size) with paper liners; set aside.

Stir together coconut, chocolate and pecans; set aside.

Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until combined. Reduce speed to low or by hand, stir in flour mixture, scraping down sides of bowl, until well combined. Mix in about a cup of the coconut mixture.

Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Sprinkle remaining coconut mixture over tops and bake on center rack for about 25 minutes (or less if you make them smaller) or until a cake tester comes out with moist crumbs.

these are a sturdy dessert that would be good in a lunchbox too.  

I found this recipe on http://www.cookiemadness.net/  and she got it from Martha Stewart.