When we went shopping yesterday, Lorna Doones were at a new high: $5.77 for a 10 oz. package, or $9.23 a pound. No way we’re paying that. So we bought some Keebler Sandies, almost half the price per ounce. And if they don’t please the cookie eater in our household, Elaine said that she’ll make shortbread. What a partner.
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Sandies: meh, and meh. Tonight we bake.
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We ended up baking this afternoon and sampling after dinner. Homemade shortbread for the win — a far more genuine shortbread flavor that Lorna Doones, close to the far more expensive Walker‘s ($18.08 a pound) in taste if not appearance (no tidy little blocks) at a fraction of the price. Posting someone else‘s published recipe seems wrong to me, but I think it‘s fine to link: we used the recipe in Michael Smith‘s The Afternoon Tea Book (1986), found in a book long on a shelf in our house, and available to all at archive.org. We added an egg yolk and a pinch of salt.
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i love lorna doones but not at that price!!! i've been making my own desserts (chocolate chip cookies and a great one bowl chocolate cake) and you don't have to worry about preservatives and all those unpronounceable name chemicals!!! although i did succumb to klondikes this week but no more.
kirsten
We ended up baking this afternoon and sampling after dinner. They’re excellent, and close to Walker’s. I’m just about to add a link to the recipe we used. Homemade is best!
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