Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009

Five stars for being cute, zero stars for taste. I made them with the peppermint patties in the center. The combination of mint with vanilla wafers did nothing for me. Then add tasteless squeeze frosting and the result is yuck. If you just want something cute to look at go ahead and make these but if your looking for a good tasting cookie - move on.

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MADFORGOLD

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2009

Sooooo friggin' cute! And these didn't taste bad either. I used the keebler grasshoppers for the patty and the canned squirty frosting for the ketchup/mustard. The kids gobbled these up!! BIG hit at the party. Thanks for sharing

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chillmama

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

I have been making these cookies for years with my 2 now grown sons and nieces/nephews for school parties. My 7 yr. old daughter and I just made some tonight for the last day of school tomorrow and she had a blast helping construct them... We use the tubes of decorating icing in (ketchup)red,(mustard)yellow and (lettuce)green this saves time and the hassle of tinting frosting. We use Keebler grasshopper cookies, and a little melted butter brushed on top to attach the sesame seeds, when the butter dries it acts like glue and leaves the top a little shiny, when burgers are all done we wrap them in little squares of wax paper I love the look of the colored coconut but I don't use it cause too many people love it or hate it. We used 2 boxes nilla wafers and 2 pkgs. grasshoppers to make 80 cookies because we plan on sharing them with the school office staff also.

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Sharon

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

Simple soultion to "cheese" .... Fruit Rollups! :) Some Red food gel bought right from the baking asile would look the most like ketchup, and dotting the icing would keep you from having to do the baking step. Since its so perfect of a project to do with kids, skipping the baking is probably best.

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Jenn L

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009

The kids made these to go with Easter dinner. All the guests raved over their cuteness. The great taste was a bonus!

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Shannon J.

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2009

This was a fun dessert for April Fool's Day. I used the 'nila wafers for the bun and put some caro syrup on the top bun to make the sesame seeds stick. For some of the burgers I used a mini york peppermint patty and for some others I used a caramel cookie from Keebler. I used frosting (out of a can) for the ketchup and mustard and dyed it red and yellow. I left out the "lettuce" because many of the girls at work don't like coconut. The taste was AWESOME and I highly recommend them!

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Brook

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

These were such a hit with the kids, and sooooo easy to make. A wonderful April Fools treat.

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

I made these for the kids as an April Fool's joke. They thought it was pretty funny. My store didn't have any of the chocolate mint cookies, so I had to use Hershey's Almond Joy cookies. They were bigger than the 'Nilla Wafers, so it looked like the burger was bigger than the bun. No one noticed. I used yellow frosting on the bottom wafer, put the chocolate cookie on, topped that with red frosting and the green coconut. One child thought the yellow was mustard, another said it was cheese. So it worked either way!

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chaosmommy

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

I have been making these cookies for about 2 years I make it for all my partys it is a great hit. I do not bake them I just put a drop of icing on the bottom waffer to make it stick. I also use OJ instead of water for the seeds. These are the best for added fun I make hot dog candy's with them.

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candir76

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

This was fun. I gave it 4 stars b/c I did alter the recipe a touch. I used a chocolate covered cookie that had peanut butter in it. We used red and yellow frosting. If you dont want to dye the coconut chop it finely and say it is onions for the burger.

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cookinteacher

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2009

These are super fun. I skipped the coconut and just did some frosting 'cheese' and 'ketchup'. The first thing my son said when he saw them: "CRABBY PATTIES!!!"

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Sugarbear

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

These are awesome! I use Girl Scout Thin Mints for the hamburger-so great for a Scout function! Kids love to make them

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

I have been making these for years. I usually make them for an outdoor gathering or Fourth of July celebrations. The only thing I do differently is that I do not put them into the oven, I use colored chocolate for the "ketchup" and "mustard" and allow to dry, (this acts as a glue to hold everything together). I put the yellow chocolate on the bottom for the "mustard" (to adhere the vanilla wafer to the peppermint patty), and Red chocolater on the top for the "ketchup" (to hold all of the "lettuce" and top of "bun" together. Also, instead of brushing the tops w/ water I use corn syrup, sprinkle on the sesame seeds and allow to dry. The tops get a shiny look to them, and they look more authentic to me that way.

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Christina

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

these are a hit everywhere they go!! one thing alot of other reviews hit was the taste and i found all the keebler burger shaped cookies mint, peanut butter, caramel and the rest worked and were better tasting than the mint! to each their own!! enjoy the variety and the fun in making and compliments!!

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floridatreasure1983

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2008

I attended a church picnic yesterday. We had a bake off. One of the contestants brought these cookies. I wouldn't say this was a homemade goodie, and it certainly didn't taste good, but they were cute and she won the prize.

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

Cute and easy to make!

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SHANNYN79

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2008

These are fun! I can't speak to the taste because I haven't (and don't plan to) eaten one. I'm making them more for presentation than taste. I tried icing as "glue" for the first one (just the tube of colored icing) and it didn't work so well for me, so I went back to the baking version. I used prepared colored icing for "ketchup" and "mustard" as well as the colored coconut for "relish". I used as earlier reviewers tip of "wrapping" in a small foil square. I found this made transport way easier, too (I placed them all in a long thin Ziploc container)! These would be great to make w/kid as part of an assembly line! W/a "regular" bag of PP's, I got 28 burgers (w/about 1/2 box of Nilla Wafers left).

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Reviewed: May 18, 2008

I tried both the peppermint patty and grasshopper cookie as the meat. The Keebler grasshopper cookie had a much better taste and was more realistic looking with its uneven edges and thinner patty. I glued the cookies on with a dab of melted chocolate, placed in the center of the meat. I painted spots on the top bun with Lyle's Golden Syrup and dipped in the seeds. Piped yellow and red frosting just around the underside edge of the top bun. Placed green coconut on the meat and applied light pressure when placing the top bun on. This caused the frosting to ooze out just enough to look like ketchup and melted cheese. Easy, fun and taste good too.

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Marie C.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2008

Well, I gotta agree with a few of the other reviews... I don't love the taste, but they were a lot of fun to make and even more fun to look at. Every kids wnated to get a piece of the action in making them. My daughter is taking them to school tomorrow for her birthday party. We used other suggestions and wrapped them in tin foil to get the fast food effect. I bought the frosting in a can- ready to squirt. It really made putting on the "mustard" and "ketsup" a snap. I had some white frsting the I put on the wafers (the bottom "bun") for glue to hold on the patty. I used York peppermint patties for the patty. We used a honey/ water mixture for the glue to hold on the sesame seeds. I highly suggest you brush on honey mix on the top bun BEFORE you put in on the rest of the hamburger. I got excited about seeing the finished product and put the top bun on and we had a hard time getting the honey on it w/ out the cookies spinning in circles. I used 1 box of wafers and 1 bag of patties and it made 41 cookies. Now the rest of my kids can't wait to take them for their birthday parties next year. Really quite easy and fast to put together. We put all 41 together in about 15 minutes, with 3 of us working. Would be fun for a bake sale!

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