Belgian Iron Cookies

These Belgian cookies have been in the family forever. They last forever and mellow like fine wine. You must have a special waffle iron (called a krumkake iron) to bake them over a gas burner. It has two hinged plates and usually has a pretty pattern that is pressed into the cookies as they bake one by one. Have plenty of people to help with the cooking.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 249 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups butter
• 5 pounds all-purpose flour
• 4 ½ cups brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons whiskey
• 12 large eggs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, salt, and whiskey.

Step 2

Add flour in small batches and mix by hand after each addition.

Step 3

Cover and refrigerate dough overnight.

Step 4

Lightly grease and heat the cookie iron over a gas burner set to medium heat. Roll about 1 tablespoon of dough into a small cigar-like shape. Place dough on the preheated iron and press together. Cook until golden, about 30 seconds per side. Remove cookie from the iron and let cool.