Kate’s Recipe of the Week – Waffle Iron Turtle Cookies

Waffle Iron Turtle Cookies? What in the world is a Waffle Iron Turtle Cookie? It’s exactly what it sounds like it is…a cookie that looks like a turtle, cooked on a waffle iron.

Crazy, huh? Who knew you could make cookies on a waffle iron? Apparently my friend and neighbor Linda did. I found this recipe she submitted in our neighborhood cookbook. It sounds just kooky enough that I HAD to give it a try.

Waffle Iron Turtle Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate (2 ounces)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 cube)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• melted peanut butter chips (or chocolate chips or whatever other kind you fancy)

Directions:

In a pan, melt chocolate squares and butter over low heat, stirring constantly.

In a separate bowl, beat eggs and then stir in sugar.

Stir in melted chocolate mixture.

Fold in flour, salt and vanilla.

Drop by teaspoonful onto a heated waffle iron. (Make sure to spray iron with cooking spray so the cookies won’t stick.)

Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. (Waffle irons vary in temperature so watch the first cookies carefully. Mine cooked for 1 minute.)

Let cool.

Put peanut butter (or chocolate) chips in bowl and microwave at a low temp until melted. Put melted chips  into a baggie. Cut off a teeny tiny tip of the corner of the bag.

Drizzle melted chips onto cookies.

Let peanut butter mixture set and enjoy!

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