French Cookies (Belgi Galettes) recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

70.8 calories
carbohydrate: 10.5 g
cholesterol: 15.8 mg
fat: 2.9 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 23.4 mg
sugar: 6.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

Recipe Yield

12 dozen

Recipe Note

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

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