Laundry is threatening to overthrow my room. I’m pretty sure my own house wrote the words “Dust Me” on the TV table. My kids need baths. The kitchen floor is turning everyone’s socks gray. I need to go grocery shopping. The fish tank is looking questionable.
This is the kind of day when my mind should be moving like a locomotive, busting out plans and lists like a mad woman. But alas, it has but one word bouncing around.
Chocolate.
Truthfully, that’s not really a bad thing. Could be much worse, I suppose.
So when I’m having that kind of day, I don’t want to make something that’s going to take loads of time, because frankly, the only loads of anything I should be worrying about are loads of laundry. I have a recipe that is so easy it’s embarrassing. And get this… it’s something the kids can do, too.
It’s sort of a “free form” cookie that isn’t supposed to look very good. It’s easy for kids to help out with, it’s made with everyday pantry ingredients and it only makes about 10 large cookies… so it doesn’t take much time!
Chocolate. In no time.
Sounding pretty good to you? The catch with these is that you need a waffle iron. Yep, a waffle iron. I call this one my Nutella Waffle Cookies.
Chocolate. In no time. Nutella.
Oh, yes.
Little ones can help with the frosting of the cookies, older ones can actually do most of the work themselves with supervision. Heck, go ahead and get your teenager to whip up a batch FOR you!
Chocolate. In no time. Nutella. Made by someone else. Then… make dinner, wash whites, clean questionable fish tank, wash kitchen floor, dust furniture. Bathe kids after dinner. Grocery shop after kids are in bed for the night.
Huh, go figure. My mind seems to be functioning at a higher level since starting this post. I wonder what caused that?
Mmmm…. chocolate………
Gluten Free Nutella Waffle Cookies
½ cup butter, melted
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 eggs, slightly beaten
¾ cup sugar
1 cup gluten free all-purpose flour (I use King Arthur brand)
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
Nutella
Preheat your waffle iron (if you have settings on your iron, choose a medium setting).
In a medium bowl, mix together melted butter and cocoa powder. Add eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt and stir to completely combine.
Spray the waffle iron with non-stick spray. Using a large ice cream scoop (I used the largest Pampered Chef scoop), drop one ball of batter into each waffle square. Close lid and bake for 3-4 minutes, checking after 3 minutes.
Using a fork, gently remove cookies from iron and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. Once cooled, frost with Nutella.
Makes (10) 3-inch cookies.
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