Cookies
Final Idea + Recipe
Stroopwafel and Pretzel Cookie
A sweet and savory cookie that maintains the distinct flavor of the Dutch Stroopwafel.
It is creative because to my knowledge it is the first recipe that utilizes a stroopwafel in a cookie.

INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped pretzels
- Package of Stroopwafels (about 8)
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Chop stroopwafels into ~1 inch squares and crush pretzels into pieces with your hands.
- Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together for about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients. Stir in the chopped Stroopwafel and pretzels by hand.
- Form the cookie dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies for 8–10 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2–3 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.
[The recipe above was a modified pretzel and caramel cookie made by Maria and Josh at twopeasandtheirpod.com. Their recipe can be found at (www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/salted-caramel-pretzel-chocolate-chip-cookies/). The site was accessed on 9/6/18.]
Idea Generation
My method for idea generation was writing down a piece of a paper any idea that comes to mind, and then making branches or lists of any connected ideas. To get further inspiration for ideas I looked online for cookie ideas from different cultures — things I could “americanize” or repurpose parts of. Ultimately I ended up testing chopped stroopwafels in cookies, and a new flavor of stroopwafel.



Idea 1 Test
My first idea was a pretzel and stroopwafel cookie. I derived the bulk of the recipe from a pretzel and caramel recipe (which can be found in the final cookie heading). Overall the cookie turned out really good — friends and family gave good comments. There wasn’t enough stroopwafel taste to it, so that would be a revision I would make in future. One of the keys to baking this cookie is under cooking just slightly, and I figured that out by the last batch.





Idea 2 Test
My second idea was an oreo flavored stroopwafel. By using a modified stroopwafel recipe I made a chocolate stroopwafel batter. I then made a standard oreo filling. I encountered lots of troubles in baking the cookie correctly on the pizelle maker — with over and undercooking. The cookies tasted a bit bland and the frosting did not add enough flavor. If I were to remake this cookie I would focus on getting the batter closer to what it should be on a stroopwafel. making new types of cookies on a pizelle maker is not recommended.






Iteration
I decided to iterate on the first idea. As mentioned in the section for the first idea, to make the cookie more successful I would need to add more stroopwafel pieces in as well as under cooking the cookie a bit. I ended up doubling the amount of stroopwafel pieces. Overall this was quite successful and resulted in a chewier more distinctly flavored cookie. Again, my taste testers all agreed it was a good cookie that almost anyone would enjoy.




Timeline:
Wednesday (9/5): Finish blog Post of timeline, brainstorm, have a concrete recipe by the end of the night
Thursday (9/6): Pick up additional supplies needed such as cookie pan and ingredients. Put idea generation on blog post.
Friday (9/7): Bake 1st batch of cookies
Saturday (9/8): Put documentation of 1st batch of cookies on the blog. Come up with more ideas for 2nd batch.
Sunday (9/9): Make 2nd batch of cookies
Monday (9/10): Update blog post with 2nd batch of cookies
Tuesday (9/11): Finalize recipe and update remaining part of the blog post.
Wednesday (9/12) If i have time make a fresh batch of cookies for the next day.
