Sounds like an interesting twist on a chocolate chip cookie.

I’d never heard of Backobaten wafers before, and certainly never saw a recipe using wafers as a base. Very interesting!

These sound really interesting. And worth a try, especially when they’re fat-free!

sound different- would you folks recommend these for a goody box to send to the troops?

Wow! This seems like a really unusual cookie to add to my repertoire!

I love German spice cookies around the holidays, and these sound similar to the ones I love. I’ll try them!

Tasted something similar at the bakery. Now I will be able to make them for myself. I love all of the ingredients used. They really look yummy.

I’ve never heard of these before, but they sound delicious. It’s unlikely any local stores have the wafers for the bottoms, though.

Wow! I can honestly say I have never heard of these before. Thanks for something totally unusual.

Yummy, they sound good.

Very different

This is a first for me - Cookies I’ve never even heard of! Since I won’t have time to get the wafers before the holidays, I’ll have to find a German bakery and see if they carry them. Thanks for bringing on something really different!

Kudos-- you’ve come up with something completely unlike anything I’ve ever seen before! I’m going to work the word Backoblaten into every conversation possible tomorrow. :-)

these sound very interesting. kind of like making cookies on the Polish Chrismas wafers we get from the in-laws every year...

These will keep for two weeks? I can’t imagine that they would in our house!

The hills are alive...with the smell of fresh baked cookies! I will try this recipe if I can find the wafer. Sounds interesting!

These sound delicious and would make a very special Christmas cookie.

sounds good - would you advise toasting the nuts in advance

I have never seen a cookie like this before....just what a person can make to step things up a bit.

Can a person make the cookies without waffers? Might try it sometime.

These look tasty, but don’t look like they’d ship well, as they’d be too brittle.

not sure about the communion wafer part, but the cookie itself sounds tasty.

looks good

If they are crunchy, I’ll love them.

These sound like a differnt type of cookie to try.

I like a cookie that uses nuts instead of butter or the dreaded shortening for a fat. These look like they would be the perfect new cookie to try.

How interesting. Thanks for the unusual recipe!

this looks really tasty. Is there really no buter or oil in this cookie? That’s too good to be true, especially this time of year!

I love this spice combo. It reminds me of the Scandinavian flavor palate. It’s intriguing to me how each country has it’s own signature Christmas cookie.

dgregory1022: Yes, you can toast the nuts before mixing them in if you like. And Jane K, you can probably make the cookies without the wafers, although since there’s no fat in the cookies, you’ll definitely need to use a silicone baking mat or parchment paper at the very least, and even then the cookies might stick. Finally, weth, the cookies themselves aren’t particularly brittle, but the wafers are; the edges of the wafers will likely break off in shipping.

This looks like something I would love to try. I really need to add some new items to my traditional cookie platter. Crunchy is good.