These were a hit with our yellow lab -- and with my kids (almost 5 and 8). They've eaten almost as many as the dog's eaten! As recommended by previous posters, I substituted oatmeal for the wheat germ (didn't have any) and rolled the dough into balls and flattened with a fork instead of rollling/cutting (easier for DD to help with). They came out looking like tiny peanut-butter cookies.

Reviewed On: Apr. 19, 2009

I personally didn't love these, but I'm giving it 5 stars anyway because my guests sure loved them! This was the only thing that was totally eaten at our party tonight. Although it takes a little time to wrap and bake, they were easy to make and everyone thought they were delicious. Per the suggestions in the other comments, I turned up the heat for the last 15 minutes (then broiled for a couple of minutes) to get my bacon crispier. I hate chewy bacon!

Reviewed On: Dec. 31, 2008

I really enjoyed this recipe. I'm a beginner cook and even I managed not to screw it up! :) These taste very similar to the piroshki I remember eating in Moscow. My son needs to make a Russian dish for a school project, and he really liked these. I changed the recipe for the filling just a bit -- I used 1 lb. of ground beef, 1/2 lb. of mushrooms, and the onion. I also put the ground beef through the food processor after I cooked it, to make it very fine. (The ones we had in Moscow had a very finely chopped filling.) Very good! :)

Reviewed On: Dec. 28, 2008