I have a new favorite dessert.
I recently came across this chocolate waffle cookie recipe during a Gooseberry Recipe Round-up, and it sounded great. Who wouldn’t love homemade cookies without having to wash numerous cookie sheets and heating up the oven – and therefore the whole house – during the hot summertime?
Since today topped out at 96 degrees here, I decided it was the perfect day to try these cookies. But, since I’m trying to avoid as much white flour and sugar as possible, I played a bit with the ingredients. This is what I came up with.
Chocolate Waffle Cookies
Ingredients:
4 T butter, softened
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. kosher salt
4 T. cocoa powder – I use Hershey’s
1 c. whole wheat flour
Combine butter, honey, and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and stir well. Stir in the dry ingredients slowly. Cook on a very hot waffle iron for at least 3 minutes or until well after the steaming has stopped. For the waffles to come out of the iron in one piece, they must begin to crisp just around the edges.
**While the cookies are good by themselves – I didn’t ice them – I decided to try them with ice cream. While scrounging, I also found some hot fudge and fresh strawberries. YUM!
