Cookies

Evan Gill
Evan Gill
Sep 5, 2018 · 5 min read

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:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Chop stroopwafels into ~1 inch squares and crush pretzels into pieces with your hands.
  4. 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.
  5. Form the cookie dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
  6. 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.

Initial Idea — freeform- list
List of 10 ideas or more

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.

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