![]() ![]() So I went with my rememberings and decided to build a dough loosely based on a pie crust, that was mostly the texture and stability I wanted, but it needed to be less persnickety to work with and have a bit more structure. Puff pastry could not create the cookie I remember the dough is too flaky and delicate, too crumbly and susceptible to moisture, like when you were to fill it with buttercream. Puff pastry from scratch, even the alleged ‘quick’ method is not quick. Anyone who could type that with a straight face was no one I wanted to take cookie advice from. Even in their own recipes there was no such thing. So I read about what a bunch of people thought about the topic them promptly tossed out most of it because the term ‘Quick Puff Pastry’ kept popping up and I’m sorry but there is no such thing. ![]() Shocker – They had MANY thoughts on what makes a good ladylock shell. So I called my mom and got her bag of round clothespins, easier than hunting from store to store to find the right ones, and hit the internet to see what They thought about the shells. So sad.Ĭlearly the only solution was to get baking. Little plastic containers of crushed flaky hope sprinkled with powdered disappointment. Few had a decent buttercream, but none had the right pastry with the right filling. The fillings ranged from the thick gaggy sweet powdered sugar shortening bomb to the even worse faux whipped ‘cream’ that actually contains no cream…or flavor apparently. The ones I remembered were not crumbly puff pastry, they were a flaky light pastry tube that did NOT fall to pieces as soon as you took a bite, they held together like a good cookie should. None of the ones I bought held a candle to the ones I remembered. See, my mom used to make these by the hundreds for weddings and graduation parties, she was known for killer buttercream filling for them, so I have consumed more than my fair share of really good ladylocks. I ate a lot of mediocre ladylocks and a few good ones. I threw away a lot of really bad ladylocks. And if you do happen to know if it has another name please feel free to share in the comments.Ī few months ago I started buying ladylocks any time I was at a relatively decent bakery. I think it looks better together, so that’s what I went with. I briefly searched the internet looking for another name for them and I did not find one, only a minor conflict on whether it is ‘lady lock’ or ladylock. Some other delicious cookie recipes in the series can be found here, here, here, here and here.įor those who don’t know – and I will say now that I am SO sorry if you are in this crowd – ladylocks are flaky pastry tubes covered in powdered sugar and filled with a creamy buttery icing. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy.This is another addition to the Pittsburgh Cookie Table series, also totally appropriate for holiday baking time :) Don’t know what a Pittsburgh Cookie Table is or want a killer snickerdoodle recipe? Click here. Add the margarine, vegetable shortening, sugar, vanilla and salt.
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