___ Tam ("Australia's favorite cookie") (3)
I believe the answer is:
tim
(Other definitions for tim that I've seen before include "-- Brooke-Taylor, comedian; -- Minchin, comedian" , "Tiny ..., Bob Cratchit's son in A Christmas Carol" , "Tiny Dickens boy from 'A Christmas Carol'" , "Sir -- Rice, lyricist" , "Tiny . . . is a loveable boy in fiction" .)