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Submitted by Parrot Head Mama
"That's right folks, the Jimmy Buffett fan in me is sharing a "Buffett-inspired" recipe to get into the "swing of things" and gear up for tailgating season. Also lots of fun for kids' snacks or barbecues. I saw this in a little shop in Estes Park, CO and tried out some things to make a "copy" when I got home."
photo by brenhenwi 
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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20 cookies
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ingredients
- 2 (12 ounce) boxes vanilla wafers
- 1 egg white
- 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
- 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 4 -5 teaspoons milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- green food coloring
- yellow food coloring
- red food coloring
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 2 (10 ounce) packages peppermint patties (anything resembling the girl scouts' "thin mints")
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directions
- Place whole, perfect vanilla wafers on 2 trays; one with wafers facing up, the other with wafers facing down.
- Each tray should have the same number of wafers (35-40).
- Brush wafers (rounded side up) with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Set aside.
- To color coconut, place in small container with several drops of green food coloring.
- shake well and let sit.
- To make"cheese" frosting, whip powdered sugar and milk together til smooth.
- add yellow and red food coloring til desired orange tint is achieved.
- To assemble"cheeseburgers", use dab of frosting to glue peppermint cookies into place on to wafer (flat side up).
- This is your"burger".
- Now spread frosting"cheese" on and sprinkle with green coconut"lettuce".
- Dab with frosting again and top with sesame wafer.
- Repeat until all"burgers" are made.
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Reviews
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Several years ago, when my son was playing Little League, one Mom brought these for snacks. She had them in little baggies along with canned shoestring potatoes. Proportionately they looked just like french fries. Too Cute!
JTsMom
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All Hail Parrot Head Mama! Thanks for a great recipe. Theses were a great dessert for a BBQ attended by single "kids" in their 20s-30s :). Tips from others helped: I actually made hamburgers, not cheeseburgers, in an effort to omit additional sugar. Using water rather than egg whites also worked well for me - made the top cookie softer and bun-like. I used Keebler's Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper cookies, which were bigger than the "bun", but still just fine.
jesst
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My friend Janine had this recipe and we made these for my son's B'day years ago. They were fantastic. I had cupcakes too but hardly remember them. This had the whole school talking. The secretaries from the office came up to see them. Just to note, we only wet the top of the cookies with water and pressed on some sesame seeds for the top bun. It worked fine. These are so cute!
Oolala
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I made these years ago for my granddaughters kindergarten class. I used mint patties, red and yellow fruit roll ups for the tomato and cheese and vanilla icing for the Mayo as well as the green tinted coconut for lettuce. they are very cute
warsing
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I can't believe I forgot to rate this recipe. These cookies are adorable. I doubled the recipe to make with some of my clients at work as a food craft project. They had a blast making these burgers. There are so cute and so little but easy for those with clumsy hands to assemble. I personally, thought they were a little too sweet, but we shared them out at snack time and everyone else loved them. 5 star for making my beloved handicapped clients so happy.
Karen From Colorado
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Tweaks
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I made these for a holiday cookie exchange, and they were a HIT! Everyone thought I had spent so much time on them when they were actually less work than baking anything! I used Devil's Food Cake Cookies instead of the peppermint cookies, and they were great. My children (2 and 4) had a great time helping me make them too. Thank you for the great project!
LLandrum
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i made these cute cookies for a baby shower and used York peppermint patties instead of the Girl Scout cookies and everyone loved them!!!
mandabears
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