Experiment #1

So I tried the recipe below from Chow.com. The cookies were delicious, but rather puffy. I guess I was looking for a thin but chewy cookie, so he consistency was a bit lacking, if only for this purpose. The cream filling was, however, an adventure in arithmetic. As in addition after addition. It may have been partly my fault as I left the egg white/sugar mixture in the double boiler for a bit more time than called for, but nevertheless, the cream was a runny mess...i had to add a LOT more powdered sugar to get it to hold even the remotest shape. I had to put the cream pies in the freezer immediately after piping the filling, as the cookies just refused to stay on top of each other. I will try the other filling recipe next and see if this holds up better. I wonder what I need to do to get my cookies to not be so puffy...