Thank you for the report! I'll have to ask Nora whether she has alternate gluten-free suggestions.

I had one batch out of the last round do the melding thing, though they didn't progress all the way to the bar cookie stage. More experimentation needed to figure out why this happens and whether there's anything to be done about it. Tasty experimentation.

Neko Koto, not nearly as fond of salt as her adoptive sister, recommends teaspoons of salt in the cookies in place of tablespoons for those who share her preferences.