When baking goes bad
Cookie baking is a major part of my annual Christmas to-do list: I'm typically responsible for making 5-6 different things for the family Boxing Day party. I decided to block out today (well, yesterday technically) for the task and, aside from waking up in a delicate state after a fun holiday party and Christmas Ale aftermath, things went well! I was able to knock out my four beloved standards without major mishap. And then there was the fifth recipe...
The fifth recipe was my experimental cookie for the year, a Linzer Roll cookie from Nick Malgieri's "Cookies Unlimited." I followed the steps exactly, with the exception of the part where you're supposed to roll the dough into a single square and then immediately spread each rectangle with jam before rolling them into tight cylinders. I took a guess on the intermediate step and cut the square in half, spread each half with jam, then tried to roll it. Hilarity ensued!
I baked them anyway.
I'll make a call on edibility tomorrow, but they're not pretty. I don't think these are destined for a cookie tray anytime soon...
The fifth recipe was my experimental cookie for the year, a Linzer Roll cookie from Nick Malgieri's "Cookies Unlimited." I followed the steps exactly, with the exception of the part where you're supposed to roll the dough into a single square and then immediately spread each rectangle with jam before rolling them into tight cylinders. I took a guess on the intermediate step and cut the square in half, spread each half with jam, then tried to roll it. Hilarity ensued!
I baked them anyway.
I'll make a call on edibility tomorrow, but they're not pretty. I don't think these are destined for a cookie tray anytime soon...