Home-made is the way to go, always. Flour, fat, salt, and water, right?

You know, I was so intrigued by your and Kenneth's exchange I went and looked for info on "industrial pastry contents" and found that Science Direct's got an entire page filled with summaries of and links to articles on the topic.

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Now, I'm going to have a cup of coffee and one of my wife's cookies, since she's at work and can't stop me! Mua-ha-ha-ha!