I debated whether to bake all the cookies at once. This time of year, who needs all those extra calories around? Well, I can freeze most of them, I thought. Somehow, four of us ate all but about a dozen of the four dozen cookies in one evening. They were so delicious, it was hard to stop.
Most were not as pretty as the ones in the picture. I did not realize until a couple of cookie sheets were in the oven that the cookies should not be laid flat because they just fall apart and brown too quickly. Also, cutting the slices thicker helps keep them from falling apart. The earlier cookies fell apart and got a little too brown. That did not stop anyone from gobbling them down.
I found the dough difficult to work with. It cracked when I started to roll it out, although I was able to patch it together. It also liked to tear as I rolled it up around the filling. None of this mattered to the tasters in my house, all they noticed was the delicious not too sweet filling inside crispy, buttery pastry.
The recipe for these and other delectable desserts are in Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan.
Kayte said:
I’m with you, my “rejects” were just as delicious as the ones I thought turned out photo-worthy (you know, proof that I made them as that is as photo-worthy as it gets on my blog, sad to say). I love your little Christmas cup and cookie photo, so charming.
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meagan | baking in bawlmer said:
I also ate way too many cookies the first day…and well the next day too. I officially have a cookie tummy ache today.
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lovielou said:
I was glad my son had a friend over to share the calories!
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Zosia said:
Taste is what’s it’s all about and these were delicious, weren’t they.
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lovielou said:
Mine were devoured as soon as they came out of the oven. No one cares about the looks except the cook.
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kitchen flavours said:
I had problem with the dough too, sticky and difficult to roll. And they break up when I sliced them. But nevertheless, we finished everything, even the crumbs! These were delicious!
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Adriana @ GreatFood360° said:
I baked and released! Unfortunately I have family in the hospital these days, so I knew the rugelach would be an appreciated treat. Strangely too, I halved the filling recipe and it was enough for my whole batch of dough.
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