"Took this to a football playoff party. Those from the South who grew up on this stuff loved it, they really loved it. This is what you hope for in a comfort food dessert. A good balance of wafer, banana, pudding and meringue that when it hits your tongue, leaves no question that this goodness did not come out of a box or a can. I also made the vanilla wafers and put some of the extras on the side so that they could have some of the crispy vanilla wafers with the pudding.

"The cookies are great. I just can't stick to a recipe. I did not have vanilla sugar so I used the vanilla I brought back from Belize and doubled the amount called for. Great vanilla flavor which intensified as they cooled. I also quickly gave up the idea of spooning this stuff out or using the scoop and piped it out of a Ziploc bag. If you haven't done this, just pack the dough into a zip lock and cut out one of the bottom corners. Much faster and consistent results without the mess. Also, I used unbleached flour which gave the cookies a blotchy, whole wheat appearance.