Paul Goldfinger photo and grandson. Nov. 20, 2020. Mallomars appear early September as a high mountain of boxes at Wegmans. They are $4.00 for two. (half price). This photo at Wegmans.
A box of Mallomars—one hundred years apart.
That’s me at Wegmans. 9/2/26. My favorite cookie just reappeared. Eileen bought 2 boxes. Eileen Goldfinger photo.
By Paul Goldfinger, Mallomar addict at Blogfinger.net
Mallomars are seasonal treats from September to March. It is a cookie with dark chocolate surrounding a cake base and the rest marshmallow. It is especially favored in the New York area, although it is made in Canada. The young man above was taking his first Mallomar on a test drive. He ate his and stole mine.
Two of those wonderful treats add up to 140 calories, but some of us Mallomar fans can eat an entire box at one sitting.
From NPR:
Many memories are about hoarding. People buy as many boxes as they can freeze, then carefully parcel them out during the off-season.
There also are a lot of stories about hiding cookies and stealing them from siblings. One man wrote, “I just hide in the closet and eat them.”
There are memories of a mother buying two boxes at a time, one for the family and one for her secret stash. There’s also a grandfather who hid them in an unused wood-burning stove.
What people don’t do with Mallomars is share.
They are about $4.00 per box, but who cares?
Enjoying these cookies is a passionate experience.
From Sesame Street it’s the Cookie Monster: