Cooking from the pantry Day 4

Cooking from the pantry Day 4 - vanilla wafers

Do your kids have a favorite snack? The snack you bought in bulk before the quarantine. Your kids have probably even eaten every extra box you purchased of their favorite snack because they are always hungry.

Vanilla Wafers - or as my kids call them “my favorite cookies” are always in the house until we run out and you’re doing your best to stay home.

My husband found a recipe for homemade vanilla wafers, and they taste better than the box! They were also devoured in less than 24 hours and I made 2 dozen.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-nilla-wafers-4776815

The only change I made was I used whole milk instead of heavy cream because I didn’t have heavy cream.

They were soft and crispy, truly the perfect cookie. I also am notorious for using salted butter in my baking recipes, and then I just don’t add salt to the recipe. I find they taste better.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

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