Rugelach cookies filled with apricot jam, brown sugar, cinnamon, currants, chocolate, and rum. Sometimes the successful execution of a recipe is more than just following the directions, especially when it comes to a cookie you have never eaten before. I made a new cookie this week, and it did not go well. I checked the ingredient list twice, carefully reviewed the steps, and on the surface of it, did everything right. But the flavor and texture came out wrong, and the cookie didn’t ...