Galettes
These cookies are made with a special galette iron. If you don't have one, try a pizzelle iron. One reader tells us that even a waffle iron works fine. You can also occasionally find them on eBay.
1 lb butter, melted
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla or rum flavoring
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 cups flour
Sift flour and baking powder and mix in rest of ingredients. Chill dough. Drop spoonfuls on a pre-heated iron. Hold over hot stove and bake on each side for 2-1/2 to 3 minutes.
Reviews of Galettes:
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Ginny in Ohio Jul 16, 2008
Would make this again.
My Granmother and Grandfather are from Belgium France and she used to make these all the time. After they both died I lost track of who inherited the iron.I would love to have another one, if you are interested in selling the iron I would be most interested in buying it.email is mypye@yahoo.com
A cookie baker in Spanaway WA Jun 8, 2008
Would make this again.
I have had a Galette Iron in the kitchen for 28 years and never bothered to look for a recipe on-line. My wife's family introduced Galettes to me as a teen back in WV. I remember they spent nearly a day making them at Christmas, part of the ritual of the Christmas Season. I'll be making the this year!
carrie in Illinois Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
as an aside on this recipe - we made these on a gas stove and altho labor intensive, worth every moment
if you make them the right size - Pringles cans make great storage containers and if you decorate them, gift packages.
as of this posting there is a great iron for sale on ebay (not mine I swear) under pizelle cooker
A cookie baker in wv Dec 13, 2006
Would make this again.
i am glad someone makes this receipe known ,because a friend of mine made them and i love them ,but; my friend moved away and i didn't know how to make them . now i do!
A half-Italian in WV Sep 5, 2006
Would make this again.
This is the first site I have seen that gives the recipe for the Italian cookies. This is my favorite Christmas cookie of all time and I am glad to see that others know it and love it. My mom makes 5 dozen on her homemade galette iron that heats on the gas stove burner and makes 2 (yes 2) at a time. But even she thinks it is worth the 3 hours!
