I printed the recipe August the 30th and baked the cookies the next day. Vinegar as an ingredient intrigued me. I baked them the first time with no variations in the recipe and chilled the dough overnight. I had a jar of Butter Rum flavor in the kitchen. I couldn't have been more pleased with the results. Every couple of days afterwards I'd bake another batch. We had no trouble finding friends to share them with. I decided to enter them in the Tri-State Fair and won a second place red ribbon.....second place I'm sure because I forgot the vinegar in that batch. Everyone who's tried them say they are the best cookies they have ever eaten. Thanks to whowever came up with the recipe. Jim, thanks for sharing your success! I cobbled this recipe together from a few other favorites, using the refrigeration technique from a NY Times article; the vinegar addition from my belief that vinegar both cuts the sweet a tiny bit, and helps the rise by reacting with the baking soda; and the salt on top from my addiction to sweet/salty stuff (chocolate-covered pretzels, et. al.) So I guess you'd say "it takes a village" to make a cookie! Again, congrats on that red ribbon! PJH

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