Stroopwafels

Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Stroopwafels, thin waffle cookies held together with a sweet caramel filling, are popular in the Netherlands. This recipe was translated from Dutch.

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/8 cups butter, melted
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup warm milk
1 large egg
2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
cooking spray
1 1/2 cups molasses
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Start the cookies: Mix flour, melted butter, sugar, warm milk, egg, and yeast together in a large bowl. When dough becomes too stiff to stir, turn out onto a floured surface and knead by hand for a few minutes. Set aside to rise for 45 minutes.
2 Make the filling: Heat molasses, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium heat until warm. Stir to blend and set aside.
3 Preheat a pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's instructions and spray with cooking spray.
4 Finish the cookies: Knead dough briefly, then divide into twelve pieces. Roll each piece into a 2-inch ball. Press one ball at a time in the center of the preheated pizzelle iron. Close the iron and cook until golden brown, 1 1/2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the iron and carefully cut warm cookie in half horizontally with a serrated knife. Spread filling on the inside and sandwich the two halves back together. Repeat to cook and fill remaining cookies.