Waffle Cookies

Name: Waffle Cookies
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 55
Ingredients: 1 Vanilla pod; 120 g soft butter; 2 Eggs (Gr. M); 225 g Spelt flour (Type 630); 25 g ground hazelnuts; 1/2 TEASPOON Baking Powder; 3 TSP Spekulatius spice; 160 g demerara sugar; 2-3 TEASPOONS Icing sugar; 7-10 Tbsp Oil

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
45 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 55

1 Vanilla pod
120 g soft butter
2 Eggs (Gr. M)
225 g Spelt flour (Type 630)
25 g ground hazelnuts
1/2 TEASPOON Baking Powder
3 TSP Spekulatius spice
160 g demerara sugar
2-3 TEASPOONS Icing sugar
7-10 Tbsp Oil

Directions

1
Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp with the back of a knife. Knead butter, eggs, flour, nuts, baking powder, vanilla pulp and 2 tsp. spice with the dough hooks of the hand mixer to a smooth dough. Finally knead in the sugar. Cover the dough and chill for about 10 minutes.
2
Shape the dough with lightly oiled hands in portions into walnut-sized balls and place 5 balls in the middle of each heart shape in a preheated waffle iron and bake for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Let the cookies cool on a cake rack. Mix 1 tsp. spice with icing sugar and dust the cookies with it.