Food Lens · Snacks
Wafers
Light, sweet, and crisp, with a thin, airy texture and a smooth cream filling between the layers.
Lens analyzedWafers are thin, light, crisp cookies or crackers, often layered with a cream filling between two or more sheets. They're eaten plain as a simple cookie or used as a component in layered desserts like banana pudding.
Where it comes from
Thin wafer-style baking has old European roots tied to communion wafers and early crisp baked goods, and the sweet, cream-filled wafer cookie became a distinct snack category as commercial cookie manufacturing expanded through the 20th century.
Buying it
Check the flavor of the cream filling, since wafers come in varieties like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, and look for a box with minimal broken or crushed pieces.
Storing it
Store wafers in their sealed package in the pantry, where they stay crisp for weeks; reseal tightly to prevent them from softening or going stale.
Keeps about 6 months in the pantry.
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