Waffle Cookie

Name: Waffle Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 32 cookies (8 batches)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling

Yield 32 cookies (8 batches)

Test Kitchen Approved

Waffles cookies are not just for breakfast! These mini "waffles" are adorable on a dessert spread and perfect to dress up for any occasion.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture (mixture will be thick).
Drop dough in batches by tablespoonfuls 3-4 in. apart onto a greased preheated waffle iron. Bake until dark brown, 2-3 minutes.
Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 76 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 79mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

The recipe for these cookies is the easiest to find in my book because the page is a beautiful mess covered with fingerprints, flour smudges and memories of more than 30 Christmases! I made these with my daughters, and now I make them with my granddaughters. —Judy Taylor, Quarryville, Pennsylvania

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