This week is week 4 and I realize that I got off to a slow start but I didn't realize it was that slow until I counted how many recipes I've cooked so far. I need to step it up. The good news is that I am enjoying the process. I made Orange Shortbread Squares. They are made like a bar cookie – easy and tasty – a great combination. This recipe is good but not as good as Janette's shortbread. Janette is my Scottish friend and she makes the best shortbread I have ever tasted. I believe she includes some rice flour in her recipe. Anyway, Nick Malgieri's recipe is good, but…
On another note I finished off the Linzer Hearts dough. That dough is so tough to work with. I persevered and finished the cookies. I filled them with cherry jelly this time. I shared them with friends and they loved them. I think they taste good, but really not THAT good. Anyway, I am glad people like them so much.
My plans for this week are to venture into the area of refrigerator cookies. These used to be known as icebox cookies (when people had iceboxes). The process is that you make the dough, roll it into a log and refrigerate it until it is cold. You then slice the chilled log and bake the sliced cookies. Nick has 19 recipes in this category. I'm looking forward to getting to know the process. I have never made any cookies of this kind.
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