b"Marianist TableCOCONUT DELIGHTIrresistible, tasty treat from the Zampier family bakery By Kathleen NelsonB efore joining his Marianist family, Brother A.Betty, bookkeeper for the bakery, made them at Brian Zampier grew up in a baking family.home. He also gave the recipe to extended family, His father owned Andys Bakery in Barneveld,then shared it on his Facebook page. Were thrilled New York, population 363 in 1960, nestled in theto publish it here. Not quite a macaroon, the cookies foothills of the Adirondacks. As a child, Bro. Brianare chewy, slightly puffy, light, and delicate. The helped sort through raspberries for pies and appearedbakerys version measured 5-6 inches in diameter. in a few ads and promotional materials.Weve sized the cookies and altered the baking time Id say I was the Pillsbury doughboy of Andys,for cookies measuring 2-3 inches in diameter. said Bro. Brian, social media archivist for the NationalThe cookie is a family favorite, he said, because Archives of the Marianist Province of the U.S. at of that golden brown color. Theyre tender and soft. St. Marys University in San Antonio. I have fondAny cookie tastes better with milk, but I like these memories of the bakery. One time, they let me makebest when dunked in milk. little designs out of dough, and they put them in theAfter majoring in art and graphic design, Bro. Brother A. Brian Zampier, SM display case.Brian worked as a graphic designer at GeneralBut of all the pies, cakes, and assorted goodiesElectric in Utica, New York. It was a good job,that Bro. Brians father created, he reduced only oneand I was paid well, but I didnt think Id last,recipe for family use: coconut cookies. His mom,he said. An ad for the Marianists in his diocesan newspaper caught his eye, at first from a graphic PHOTO COURTESY OF BROTHER A. BRIAN ZAMPIER, SMdesign standpoint. There was a coupon to fill out.I knew that if I didnt fill it out, Id regret it. He continued to ply his trade as a graphic designer at the Marianist Press in Dayton, Ohio, and later as assistant to Marianist Brother Mel Meyer, creator of more than 10,000 paintings, sculptures, and murals. As social media archivist, Bro. Brian said, My goal is to preserve, promote, and inspire Marianistcreativity around the world through postings onour Facebook page. His creativity only occasionally extended to the cookies, which he made for his fellow Marianists in the late 1990s. Since then, he has relied on cousins, who satisfy his coconut fix on visits home or as a batch sent as a Christmas gift.They were delicious and held up well, he said. They make a perfect holiday cookie. Andy's Bakery, circa 1959, in Barneveld, New York. Kathleen Nelson is a writer/photographer from St. Louis.20Call 1.800.348.4732"