Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Waffle Cookies



Surfing through tons of recipes as I sometimes do, I came across an unusual cookie I hadn't seen before. Naturally, I just had to make them.

It's a lighter dough that you bake in a waffle iron! They came out very well, and were a hit at work.

On the one hand you can only bake 4 at a time, but they bake very quickly, just like a waffle does. Check them out.

Adapted from Culinary in the Desert. 

Ingredients and Method:

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 sticks butter, softened
4  eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Glaze:
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/2 tablespoons milk


In a bowl, melt butter and chocolate together in the microwave in 30 second bursts until both are melted. (The butter will melt first) Stir and check chocolate after each burst.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the melted butter and chocolate with the sugar until well blended. Add the eggs, salt, vanilla, cinnamon and cocoa powder and mix thoroughly. Add the flour and mix well.

Preheat a waffle iron. Lightly spray with cooking spray. I found that I didn't have to have to add any more oil to the iron.

If your waffle iron has a pattern of 4 waffles place a large tablespoon of batter in the middle of each square. My iron has a pattern of 2 waffles so I placed a tablespoon at the top  and bottom of one square and repeated with the other.

Close cover and cook for approximately 1 1/2 - 2 minutes until they are done. Remove to wire rack and let cool completely.



When they have cooled, mix together the cocoa powder, confectioner's sugar, butter, and milk in a saucepan and stir and cook over low heat until melted and blended. Pour glaze onto a plate, and dip each of the waffle cookies gently into the glaze, just trying to cover on the very tops.   Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, serve and enjoy. These are delicious with cold milk, of course. Duh!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Ginger said...

Well, there you go again! That is one unique cookie and an AWESOME photo. Would you mind just shipping a few my way? :-)

Unknown said...

I *happened* on your blog today. Terrific pictures and those cookies look incrediable as does that lentil soup. I'll visit again....soon :)

Blessings!
Gail from Faithfulness Farms

Leanna said...

Adorable. What a fun idea, I will have to give it a try.

Peggy said...

so interesting i may have to give them a go!

Anonymous said...

WAFFO!!!!

alfred said...

The waffle irons of old sat on a gas fired or wood stove. You had to heat both sides of the plate before you added the batter.

Waffle Glaze

Anonymous said...

Have been making these with a very, very similar recipe for 40 years. We call them Waffle Stompers.

Shirlene

Anonymous said...

Delicious looking cookies. I love waffles

Anonymous said...

Delicious looking cookies. I love waffles