Abstract:

Sometimes where cookies are concerned, it feels like it's all been done. So, when I found a recipe for a cookie that bakes in a waffle iron, I knew I had to try it. The original recipe for this Pennsylvania Dutch Cinnamon Waffle Cookie or "zimmet waffle" was pretty lean on description and accurate measurements, so I took it upon myself to reconstruct this relatively simple recipe so that the buttery, spicy goodness that is this cookie recipe might be properly shared. And, because it's seldom in my nature to leave well enough alone, I concocted a glaze using real maple syrup to compliment the fragrant, floral spiciness of the cinnamon. With a little trial and error, vague measurements and instructions from the original recipe were nailed down, resulting in a quick cookie recipe that comes together with only six basic ingredients (ok, well eight if you count the icing).

Purpose:

Wanna skip the read and watch something? Then tune in to this companion video recipe to see these cinnamon waffle cookies bake right up!



If you know me, then you know that I'm a bit of a gadget hound. My wife knows me, and that's why I got an Android tablet for my birthday last year. Right after I rooted and fixed what was broken, I went looking for stuff to fill it with. I don't mind paying for content, but you can bet I'm gonna give a good look at the free stuff first. Amazon's Kindle store had a few free cookbooks; so I downloaded as many of the gratis titles as I could find, and perused the pages.



While a bunch were average to forgettable, the one that I kept coming back to was Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking. It's got the voice of a good community cookbook (which I can't get enough of); and given the name, you can bet that most of what's in it is devoid of canned soup and boxed cake mixes. While looking for Thanksgiving dessert inspiration (I went with the cheesecake instead), I chanced upon a recipe that uses a waffle iron to make cinnamon cookies. The ingredients were few, so I figured it's be a simple affair; but after I started to read a bit, I realized that there were missing measurements, and procedure was pretty vague. I've cooked Volga German recipes before; they pull the same kind of crap and it drives me crazy. I really can't stand to see a recipe with so much potential shoot itself in the foot; so I decided that this might be a good candidate for a transcription from a guy to whom measurements and documenting technique are important. While I was at it, I figured It couldn't hurt to dress these cookies up a bit with a simple, yet effective maple glaze.