So, the other day I was out shopping at a favorite grocery store and noted a bag of Mint Stroopwafle Cookies.
Curious, I purchased a bag to try them out as I have never seen them sold before.
Stroopwafle Cookies
Stroopwafle cookies are made of thin wafer layers from a stiff dough of flour, butter, brown sugar, yeast, milk and eggs. The dough is then pressed into a hot waffle iron until crisp. While warm, the waffles are cut out with a cookie cutter. The last steps are to spread a caramel filling between the waffles and reassemble the cookies.
History of Stroopwafle Cookies
According to Dutch folklore, the first stroopwafels were made in Gouda by bakers repurposing scraps and sweetening them with syrup.
In the 20th century factory-made stroopwafles were introduced.
Today stroopwafles are sold in markets, made fresh by street vendors, and sold in supermarkets.
Some Australian coffee houses still call them “coffee toppers” because they would place them over a cup of hot coffee, tea, or chocolate to soften the caramel in the cookie.
A popular (Dutch) wedding treat is to have a stroopwafle cart make them up fresh.
Making Stroopwafel Cookies
I watched a video on the making of Stroopwafel cookies and it looks like you need a flat Stroopwafel making pan which curiously looks like a square waffle maker.
The waffles are thinly made and cut with a circular cookie cutter. Then each cookie is sliced thinly in half and filled with caramel filling. The two halves are then put back together resembling a filled cookie.
Ending Notes on Stroopwafel Cookies
Stroopwafels are delicious-crisp Dutch cookies. They look quite like a mini waffles filled with buttery caramel syrup which is sometimes spicy or flavored.
Did I heat up my mini stroopwafle cookies over my coffee? No, I ate them right out the bag. Still very good, however, I didn’t taste the mint flavoring.
Enjoyed my Stroopwafle cookies and would definitely buy another bag.
Resource Sites: en.wikipedia.org and 3broscookies.com