I first made this recipe about 25 years ago for a girl scout baking contest, lol. I was looking for something quick and easy and bite-sized for dessert and I remembered these, hoping I'd find the recipe here and voila! I left out the nutmeg and added a little bit of lemon zest in its place. I also find these "fit" best when you put the cookie in bump-side-down. Don't worry if they don't go all the way to the bottom of your muffin tin--the wafer will soften during baking and it will sink. (If you use Reynold's foil mini muffin liners, they're a little too big for mini muffin tins anyway and they actually work perfectly for this recipe. Again, no worries that they don't hit the bottom of each muffin cup. It's okay!) This recipe makes at least 44 (not 24, the way the recipe states) and I always fill the cup with filling. It collapses after baking. Thanks for this oldie but goodie! Nice to have these back in my recipe box. :)

Reviewed On: Apr. 12, 2009

The dough for these cookies was a little like pastry/pie dough and was delicious; not overly sweet and very easy to work with, though I did have to use my kitchenaid to blend it. I am an experienced baker and I just couldn't get this to come together by hand with a pastry blender and didn't want to add more moisture. So after working it by hand for a while and still having a lot of crumb, I threw it in the mixer bowl on medium speed for less than 30 seconds and it came together. I was a total idiot and forgot the coconut for the filling as I was making these (that's what you get for baking Christmas cookies for 14 hours straight) and I think I would have appreciated the viscosity it would have added to the filling. I sealed my edges TIGHTLY and still I had some leakage with some of the cookies. However, they are very tasty, and they're lovely to boot. A very nice addition to my cookie trays and I will make them again next year WITH the coconut!

Reviewed On: Jan. 1, 2009

Self Rising Cornmeal Substitution: 1 Cup of Self-Rising Cornmeal = 1 cup regular corn meal + 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder + 1/2 tsp. salt

Reviewed On: Jun. 14, 2008