Scrumptious Waffle Cookies are made with simple pantry ingredients and taste like crispy, buttery, vanilla waffles in cookie form. These fun and tasty cookies are perfect for any occasion, and making them is as fun as eating them.
Hooray for Waffle Cookies
These homemade waffle cookies combine the best of both worlds: the crispy texture of a waffle and the sweet taste of a cookie. Follow our step-by-step guide to make these tasty treats at home. Dust them lightly with powdered sugar, or dunk a corner in melted chocolate and dapple with sprinkles. For a change of pace, make a batch for your Christmas trays.
Easy Ingredients Needed
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter – salted or unsalted (if using salted, cut the added salt in half)
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs – large ones, please
- Vanilla extract – the pure stuff
- Powdered sugar – for dusting
How to Make Waffle Cookies
Start by whisking the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Then, in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or an electric hand-held mixer on medium speed, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing just until incorporated. Then add the vanilla and mix until incorporated.
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in several increments, scraping down the bowl and beaters as needed. Preheat the waffle iron and lightly brush it with vegetable oil. Drop the waffle batter by rounded tablespoons onto the waffle iron. Close the waffle maker and cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Do not overmix the batter. Mix just until incorporated.
- Cook the waffle cookies in the waffle iron until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Use a fork to gently lift the cookies out of the iron.
- Move to a baking sheet or wire racks to cool.
- Once cooled, dust them with powdered sugar or dip the cookies in melted semi-sweet or white chocolate.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freeze thoroughly cooled cookies in a sturdy freezer container for up to 2 months. Thaw on the counter.
Waffle Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or an electric hand-held mixer on medium speed, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing just until incorporated. Add the vanilla and mix until combined.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients in several intervals scraping down the bowl and beaters as needed.
- Preheat the waffle iron and lightly brush it with vegetable oil. Drop the cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto the waffle iron. Close the iron and cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove to wire racks to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter. Mix just until incorporated.
- Cook the waffle cookies in the iron just until golden brown. This will take about 2 minutes. Use a fork to gently lift the cookies out of the iron.
- Move to a baking sheet or wire racks to cool.
- Once cooled, dust them with powdered sugar or dip the cookies in melted semi-sweet or white chocolate.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freeze fully cooled cookies in a sturdy freezer container for up to 2 months. Thaw on the counter.
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Rose
These look delicious. What type of waffle iron do you use? Thank you.
Beth Pierce
It is a Cuisinart
Heidi Daniels
I made these as a trial for my office Christmas cookie exchange…WOW! so simple and delicious. I added Maple flavoring and real maple syrup to the batter as well as made a maple drizzle for the top. I am 🇨🇦 afterall…so why not! Turned out AMAZING! Thanks for sharing, these will be on my Christmas Cookie list for a long time!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Heidi! I am so glad that you like them! Thanks for the tips!