We had a Christies cookie bakery up the road from where I grew up. They didn't call them Mallomars but we spent a lot of time taking them apart as kids (that pesky engineering gene) and they had: --cookie like graham cracker but all white flour, rolled and docked (saw the holes) and cut into circles to bake --raspberry cookie jam it is thicker than regular jam and seedless --marshmallow dropped from a tank with a pipe. Use a pastry bag with no tube and a big hole to do this at home. BUT that marshmallow was tender meaning LESS GELATIN than for marshmallow candy that has to cut well. Like at least 1/2 if not 1/3 --cookie glaze which is semisweet chocolate and shortening NOT butter NOT cream. 2 ounces shortening to 4 ounces chocolate. Cookies had to be chilled NOT FROZEN. These Christies cookies were very seasonal, I think after Christmas and only to the end of May. They switched to the shortbread rings dipped in chocolate for the back-to-school season.

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