For fun, I decided to try to make kiffles today for Xmas. I researched recipes and compared them to one from PG's family. Each of the recipes contained some small difference from the others. Most made the cookie portion without sugar, but one version did. Another called for 2 1/4 cups of flour instead of the 2 in most others, while still another recipe insisted on 3 sticks of butter while the rest of them only needed 2.
And then, when they were all rolled out and put together, how long should they bake and at what temperature? 12 minutes at 375? 13-15 minutes at 350? Or some other combination? There was no consensus.
My first attempt this afternoon did not resemble Martha Stewart's finished products, nor any of those produced by the enthusiastic amateurs on YouTube. The best I can say for mine is that they were edible. Aesthetically, they looked like something created by a rank amateur, and I can affirm that they will be the worst I ever make.
Most recipes recommended Solo brand filling, so I followed suit, picking some up at Wegmans. I chose a self-checkout register and found a dime on the floor beneath where customers can hang their shopping bags. The part I'm wondering about is what someone in a debit/credit card-only line would be doing with change in their hand in the first place. Oh well, their small loss is a small gain for the cats at Tabby's Place.
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