Crunchy French and Belgian cookies are made with a special galette iron, or if you don’t have one, a pizzelle or krumkake iron will do in a pinch. (see notes*) These are also variously known as “French Cookies”, “Galettes campinoises” or “Kempense galetten”. This makes a very large batch; recipe can be halved.
Ingredients
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pound butter, melted
6 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla or rum flavoring
Directions
- Sift flour and baking powder together, then stir in rest of ingredients. Chill dough. Drop large spoonfuls on a pre-heated galette iron (see notes, below). Hold over hot stove if you have a manual galette iron or follow electric galette iron directions. Bake on each side for 2-1/2 to 3 minutes or until golden.
Notes
- *These cookies are made with a special galette iron. If you don’t have one, try a pizzelle iron (this will make a thinner, crispier cookie than traditional galettes). One reader tells us that even a waffle iron works fine (cookies will be thicker and softer with a regular waffle iron).
- *You can find electric galette irons at Amazon.com. They have three different kinds: thin
(for thin and crispy cookies), medium
, and thick
(for thicker cookies with a soft middle). You can also occasionally find traditional galette irons in used or vintage condition on eBay or Etsy.