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[meridian_rose]

Sand Tarts

Comments

[tarlanx]

They look delicious :)

[meridian_rose]

Thank you! They are very tasty :)

[kitty_fic]

The cookies look great!

LOL all your American questions!
So you don't use cups? I didn't know that you measured by weight.
I also didn't know that our tablespoons are bigger.

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :)
Yes, I was raised using ounces :P but now we use grams. It's supposed to be more accurate because the density of different materials and how much people fill the cups (to the very lip? heaped? just below the lip so there's no spillage) :)
Yes the conversion page said 1 US tablespoon = 0.8 UK tablespoon which surprised me because I thought it was a standard measurement! So I learnt things making this recipe :)

[kitty_fic]

It does make sense that it would be more accurate.
I've learned some things that I didn't know just reading about you making this recipe ;)

[seraphina_snape]

I so feel you on the American recipe thing. It's always such a bother to translate stuff into measurements that make sense. :p I eventually gave up and bought measuring cups and spoons (the spoons are SO weird!) off Amazon, but I've discovered that doesn't actually make it much easier. Few recipes will tell you exactly how they want you to measure out these cups and spoons. So you either loosely shovel the flour out with the measuring cup, or you could pack it in with a spoon until no more flour will go in the cup. It's all so imprecise. (How do people cook and bake like this ALL THE TIME?! I'd go mad.)

Okay, rant over. (It just bothers me a lot.)

Your cookies look great! We have a type of sand cookie over here and I've always thought the name had something to do with the texture because when you bite into one, it's sort of crumbly and dry (but in a butter-y sort of way). (But maybe that's because ours aren't dusted with sugar but have their edges dipped/rolled in coarse sugar.) Anyway, great-looking cookies!

[meridian_rose]

Yes, the idea of packing the flour down or letting it be loose is why grams are more accurate!
Thank you! They were great. Your cookies sound lovely too and maybe I should try that version - if you have a favourite recipe please do let me send me a link, I'm always glad to find new things to bake :)

[catko]

These are beautiful and the name is so intriguing: sand tarts! Sorry that the conversions are challenging; yes, the U.S. is very quirky with measurements and stuff and doggedly resists any change.

Love the inspiration for these. Oooh, magic cookies...

[meridian_rose]

Thank you! It was worth the effort of converting the measurements, they were delicious, even if not as magical as the inspiration :)

[wagrobanite]

most professional bakers in America do by weight... it's just us amatures that use other ways ;)

I'm looking at the recipe and it's almost identical to my sugar cookie recipe!

[meridian_rose]

:)
NIce! I really liked these, so your sugar cookies must be delicious :)