I just made these for the first time and they are pretty and delicious! They add a nice touch to a Christmas cookie tray. When I was spreading the layers in the loaf pan, I found it easy when spreading 1 on top of another, if you wet you hand just slightly...it helps to glide the layer without disrupting the layer below. Also, DEFINETELY cut the loaf into 3rds before slicing. If you just do them in half, the cookies are HUGE!

As another reviewer stated, dividing the dough and mixing into each one is a bit time consuming. That said, I thought they were good, though a bit crispy. If you don't want them crispy, take them out BEFORE they get brown. Next time I make them I'll substitute shortening for the butter, so they won't spread as much. Also, I will chill the red layer before adding the coconut layer. I had trouble with the stiffer coconut layer pushing the almond-flavored layer up the sides. I added some cocoa to the chocolate layer, as I found it a bit mild for our taste, and this way could omit the chocolate coating. I cut the unmolded dough into 3 equal bars instead of 2 and ended up with exactly 6 dozen cookies. As written, if I'd cut the layered dough in half, the way these spread I'd have wound up with dinner-plate sized cookies!

I made these last year at Christmas. They were a bit time consuming, but turned out tasting really good, and looked pretty on a plate. Take them out of the oven just before you think they are done, otherwise they get a bit crispy. Excellent cookies!

These turned out great. The cocnut is so subtle that you can hardly taste it. The only dissapointment was they turned out a little hard. I followed the cooking time and took them out when the edges were barely brown. Next time I will take them out a little sooner.

I loved the idea behind these cookies but the dough (even after freezing) just crumbled and wouldnt hold form. ended up throwing the whole batch out.