Fun chocolate cookies baked right in the waffle iron! Only 6 easy ingredients needed!
My Mother-in-law is a wonderful cook and used to cater before she started working for US Airways some years back. Every time she comes in from Arizona to visit us, she either brings a goodie (last trip it was some disgusting suckers for the boys with a scorpion in the middle, nasty!) or shares a recipe with me. A few visits ago she mentioned waffle cookies to me in passing and I definitely picked up on it and wanted the recipe. My Mom used to make something similar to these cookies but they were tinted pink with food coloring (I wonder if it’s the same recipe without the cocoa??)
Anyway, I found the recipe for the waffle cookies written on an old grocery list in one of my thousand recipe folders. When I saw that this recipe has only SIX ingredients and is super easy to make, I was like, “kids, get out the waffle iron! Momma wants to make some cookies!” Haha! I think they were a little confused…cookies, with the waffle iron – huh?? But they turned out great!! Moist, soft, and chocolatey rich. Absolutely delicious and the perfect size for my family since the recipe made about 10 cookies. We each had about two with no leftovers for me to snack on all night. 🙂 You definitely need to give this recipe a try! I bet you already have all the ingredients, too!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 6 Tbsp. cocoa
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- chocolate frosting if desired (they're still good without it!)
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs, cocoa and vanilla and mix until combined. Then add the flour and mix until combined, scraping down the sides. Mixture will be thick.
- Heat your waffle iron and spray with cooking spray. Take a scoopful of batter and place in each waffle grid and lower the lid. Cook for approximately a minute or two. Every waffle iron cooks differently but you can pretty much smell when they're finished. Peel out with a fork.
- Let cool on a rack and then spread chocolate frosting on top and sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired. ENJOY!!
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YUM! I need to use my waffle maker for cookies. Way better than breakfast!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!! My Mom made these for us growing up too and I haven’t had them in years. I would love to try these with my kids:) Thanks so much for sharing! I’m a new follower, please come say hello sometime at http://stellabskitchen.blogspot.com
Waffles…chocolate…cookies…3 of my favorite things! Yummmm. I have a recipe collection too. You are not alone. In fact…I have a 2 drawer file cabinet full of them. All categorized and alphabetical and everything! My sisters think I’m a freak! Thanks for sharing this….looks yummy and is going into the file cabinet!
Fun! I remember my older sisters making big batches of these cookies. I’d totally forgotten they existed!
My kids are going to freak out when they see these cookies. Okay, let’s be honest, my husband will too. 🙂 Thanks so much for the awesome recipe. I’d love for you to come share them at my link party. http://www.whitelightsonwednesday.com/2012/08/wednesday-whatsits-23.html
The sound wonderful! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
These look wonderful! Can’t wait to try them!
What do you think would happen I used a boxed brownie mix? I have one on hand.
But I do want to try this!
I’ve never used a brownie mix but I’m sure it would work! Try it and let me know how it goes! Thanks for following!
I love chocolate waffles. Turning them into cookies. Even Better. I bet these would be great for Ice cream sandwiches. I’d love it if you shared these over at my link party. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/08/1-month-of-fun-august-link-party.html
Wowwww These waffle-cookies look and sound GREAT !
These look so good! I am going to have to try them out. I will certainly be an avid follower. I am trying to make things healthier for my little one.
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I’m stopping for a visit from Six Sisters’ Stuff today!
I’m having so much fun visiting the participants of this blog linky party.
So many wonderful and creative ideas.
We love chocolate and I love making waffles so this is a recipe I have to try.
I’m stopping for a visit from Six Sisters’ Stuff today!
I’m having so much fun visiting the participants of this blog linky party.
So many wonderful and creative ideas.
We love chocolate and I love making waffles so this is a recipe I have to try.
Oh my goodness I have been looking for this recipe FOREVER!!! I used to make these as a kid, but I cannot remember where I found the recipe and I haven’t been able to find it online (until today)! Thanks you so much for sharing – I will definitely be making these. Probably tonight 🙂
xo Emily
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I love making things on my waffle iron that aren’t waffles… Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday.
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These look like breakfast to me!! YUM.
OMG! That looks SO GOOD! This is a MUST try for me. Thanks so much for sharing. I found you on the Tasty Tuesday Hop. Stop by and say hello. I am looking for guest bloggers to cover food for the relaunch of my blog in 2 weeks. I think you would be great. Love the blog. Come by and say hello. http://www.thesexysinglemommy.com
What a great idea and a great cookie,I am looking forward to trying this recipe. Hope you have a fabulous holiday week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
I am a stroke survivor and it is very difficult to use the oven to bake. This worked beautifully. No lifting in and out of the oven with risk of dropping a baking sheet. They were great just plain with no icing or anything. I made half a recipe. Sweet chocolate tooth was satisfied in just a few minutes. 2 minutes on medium setting for each batch
My 5 yr old loves to cook and asked to bake chocolate cookies this weekend. This would be perfect !! thanks! I’ve pinned ya!
I definitely need a waffle maker…for cookies of course! What a fun and different cookie idea!! Love it!!
Oh!! How delicious!!! They look so yummy!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality!
What a fun idea. My kids would love these!! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
Thanks, Nichi
Made these tonight. They were terrific. Everyone loved them. Instead of icing, I added chocolate chips, so delicious. Only thing is I had to be careful with the temp of my waffle iron; it only has one setting. So the chocolate chips burn if your waffle iron is too hot. Those test cookies (even a little well done) were still great!
Thanks Jen! I love the idea of adding chocolate chips! Thanks for your comment!
These cookies are a family favorite. Thank you for the recipe. Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Thank you so much for your sweet comment!