"I couldn't find soba noodles at the store so I used chinese noodles instead. (Not as healthy.) I loved it and thought it was great but my family didn't like it at all. The noodles were a bit too spicy for the average palette - would use less chili sauce next time."

"These are great but boy are they alot of work. I tried to free hand them on the baking sheet and out of the entire recipe I think I got maybe 3 cookies that didn't run together. Ugh! To make them uniform in size, I used a cookie cutter. You will need cooking spray with flour to keep them from sticking to your sheets. The filling does have the taste of shortening but it doesn't need to be refrigerated. I tried the second batch of filling using 1/2 cup of butter along with the cup of shortening and it did change the flavor only marginally. Too much effort for me but the cake is scrumptous and the filling takes it over the top. The previous reviewers said to double the filling recipe and they are right.