Belgian Iron Cookies

Name: Belgian Iron Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 555 min
Ingredients: 5 pounds all-purpose flour; 4.5 cups brown sugar; 12 large eggs; 2 cups butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons whiskey

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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.

Recipe by Linda Housner

Updated on August 8, 2022

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Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

1 hrs

Additional Time:

8 hrs

Total Time:

9 hrs 15 mins

Servings:

60

Yield:

10 dozen

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Ingredients

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

Directions

Beat butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, salt, and whiskey.
Add flour in small batches and mix by hand after each addition.
Cover and refrigerate dough overnight.
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.

Tips

This is a family holiday tradition for us. We spend a whole day making cookies with lots of testing to make sure they're as good as last year's. We put the cookies in tins and store them till next Christmas when we eat the last year's cookies. The cast iron cookie irons work best, but I have seen people make them with the aluminum pizzelle irons. Ask for a krumkake iron at a gourmet cooking shop.

It is a trial and error process at first till you get a handle on the temperature of the gas burner and the heat-retaining capabilities of your iron. A properly cooked cookie will be golden and crisp when cooled.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

249	Calories
8g	Fat
40g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 60
Calories 249
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g	10%
Saturated Fat 4g	22%
Cholesterol 54mg	18%
Sodium 100mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 40g	14%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 5g
Calcium 22mg	2%
Iron 2mg	11%
Potassium 70mg	1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.