World Cuisine Recipe : French Cookies (Belgi Galettes)

French cookies are a Christmas tradition in SE Kansas. You need a galette or pizzelle iron to make this old family recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds dark brown sugar
• 1 pound butter
• 7 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Cooking Directions

1. In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar and butter until smooth and creamy; then add eggs and vanilla, and beat well. Gradually stir in flour. Set bowl over a hot water bath, and stir to blend ingredients. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
2. Preheat the galette iron.
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, and place in the galette iron. Close the iron, and cook the cookies. This should take about 30 seconds in an electric galette iron, or 2 to 4 minutes in a handheld iron over a medium flame. Carefully remove cookies and cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

• calories70.8
• carbohydrateContent10.5 g
• cholesterolContent15.8 mg
• fatContent2.9 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent0.9 g
• saturatedFatContent1.7 g
• sodiumContent23.4 mg
• sugarContent6.2 g