Gallets (Belgian Waffle Cookies)
Buttery cookies made with brown sugar, vanilla and almond I call them gallets but other members of my family call them gullets. Either way, they are delicious Belgian cookies, baked in a special waffle iron, with a very small grid, making a crispy, thin cookie. My Aunt Niece (Berniece) introduced us to them because she had Belgian heritage. My first cousin, her daughter, Susan says, "My great grandmother brought our family gallet iron over with her when she came from Belgium. [in 1893]. When I was growing up, my uncle, aunt and mom would take turns using it. You'd schedule time to use the gallet iron." She also told me that they are New Year's cookies in Belgium. The story she was told was that children would go from house to house and say "Bonne Annee, give me a gallet and I'll go away." Susan ---with her husband, Terry's help--- still make a full batch (30 dozen) at Christmastime, but use an electric 4-at-t...
