Looking for wafer cookies

January 24, 2007 7:12 PM

Where can I find single layer wafer cookies, with no cream filling?

I was in Singapore a little over a year ago and discovered Magnolia-brand ice cream. Street vendors will sell you a chunk of ice cream sandwiched between two rectangular sheets of wafer cookies. It was delicious!

I live in the United States, though, and while we do have some (imported?) Magnolia-brand ice cream (only weird flavors, though, because regular flavors probably can't compete with the likes of Haagen-Dazs here), I can't find the wafer cookies at all. They only seem to exist in the form of 5 or 6 layers of wafers with some kind of creme filling between each layer. Also delicious but not conducive to holding ice cream. Even if I were to somehow separate each layer manually and scrape off the creme, the wafers are stick-like in shape, I'd like it to be more square.

Does anyone know where I can find wafers, sold as separate sheets, without creme? I live in California, if it helps.

posted by lou to food & drink (7 comments total)

I believe you want Oblaten. In Minnesota it was easy to find, but you should be able to buy it online.
posted by GaelFC at 7:44 PM on January 24, 2007

Here in Portland, you can find them at Eastern European grocerers like Foti's or Kalam.
posted by nenequesadilla at 8:52 PM on January 24, 2007

I don't think Oblaten is what I'm looking for, unless they make something like this:

Nabisco Sugar Wafer Cookies

That's the kind and texture of wafer I mean, just, you know, without the creme.
posted by lou at 9:22 PM on January 24, 2007

Oblaten is very close to sugar wafers without the waffle texture. Carlsbad Oblaten (Gael's link) aka Austrian Oblaten is darn good. If you have a Marshall's in your area, check their food section. I usually find one or more tins there this time of year (priced $3 to $6 per).

Nabisco Oreo Thin Crisps are sugar wafer bits without the creme. I don't like them but you could try for yourself.

You can also make your own wafers: (Makes about 60)

2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup margarine or butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
sugar


Mix the ingredients to a dough and chill for an hour. Roll out half at a time to 1/8" thick and cut in 1 1/2" rounds. Carefully dip both sides of cookie in sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Poke with a fork 4 times and bake 7-9 min. at 375 F. When cool fill with filling and sandwich together.
(via christmas-cookies.com, creamy filling omitted)
posted by jaimystery at 6:11 AM on January 25, 2007

In my neighbourhood, they sell these at polish delis/bakeries and also at the local grocery store, which for whatever reason carries a lot of products for Portuguese families. Without knowing where you live, try the "ethnic" stores.
posted by GuyZero at 6:24 AM on January 25, 2007

Yeah, same on Polish delis and bakeries here in Brooklyn. I see these all the time and like to buy them to break up with ice cream.
posted by hermitosis at 7:01 AM on January 25, 2007

Dunno about the US, but in Australia most delis sell them in large square sheets, maybe six or eight to a pack. Should be easy enough to cut to size with a sharp knife.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 8:13 PM on January 25, 2007