Don't you hate it when you go through the work of baking some little beauty of a cake or cookie, and you are baking it primarily because the picture in the book is gorgeous, and you know if it turns out your family will think you are amazing....and then it doesn't turn out. Pretty ugly, but pretty tasty. It's like you only get half of what you came for. Shucks. The good part is that Scott and the kids could care less what it looks like, as long as it tastes good. Today I tried Finnish Ribbon Cookies. It was in the plan to make these around the holidays, but plans change. This was a newspaper recipe, a contest winner and it LOOKED delicious. But not today. Start off beating 1 cup softened butter with 1/2 cup sugar, until creamy. Beat in 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel. Gradually add a mixture of 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt and blend thoroughly. Shape dough into ropes about 3/4" in diameter and as long as your baking sheet. Place ropes 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet and with the side of your finger, press a long groove down the center of each rope. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and fill groove with a jam of your choice (I used raspberry). Return to oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes. While cookies are still hot, drizzle with a glaze of 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Cut at 45 degree angle, into 1" lengths. What happened to my pretty cookies? I might have made my ropes thicker than 3/4", and they spread too much and ran into each other-I don't know. When they came out of the oven the first time, the "groove" was gone (I hate it when I loose my groove). Anyway, they are delicious, buttery little morsels that are just having a bad hair day...and we are all entitled to that.
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