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Kniepertjes: Dutch New Year’s Eve Waffle Cookies

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Learn to make Kniepertjes, flat waffle cookies that are traditionally eaten at the end of the year. The cookies represent the story of the year, so at the end of the year, the scroll is unrolled, as you have finished reading the entire story.

The waffles are deliciously buttery, with just a hint of cinnamon.

I didn’t grow up with Kniepertjes, but was introduced by someone I met at the Naval Academy. I love the symbolism, especially when you think of these together with Nieuwjaarsrolletjes that you eat on January 1, and those represent the yet unread story for the new year!

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Kniepertjes: Dutch New Year's Eve Waffle Cookies

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Dutch

Keyword Cookie, Dutch Food, New Year's Eve, wafel, wafer

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings cookies

Calories 127kcal

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Ingredients

Dough

150 g Unsalted butter Room temperature
300 g Superfine sugar (caster sugar / witte basterdsuiker)
2 Egg
400 g All-purpose flour
1 pinch Salt
0.5 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Ground cinnamon

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Instructions

Making the dough

Add your softened butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl, and cream it together using a hand mixer.
Stir the cinnamon through your flour, then add this to your bowl and mix it through.
Add your eggs, and mix those in as well.
The dough should feel like soft Play-Doh™. If it's too dry, add a tablespoon of water at a time, until it has the right consistency.

Shaping kniepertjes

Roll the dough into walnut-size balls, and put them on a platter.
Cover the platter with plastic wrap, and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour

Baking the kniepertjes

Preheat your waffle cone iron, and spray it with some non-stick baking spray.
Flatten the ball of dough, and place it in the iron. Bake it for approximately 1 minute, or until it's golden brown. Place the baked cookie on a flat surface to cool off.
Repeat for the other balls of dough.

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Rosane Petter Kluber says:

July 27, 2025 at 8:32 pm

Boa noite,
Sou do Brasil, minha família é descendente de holandeses e adoramos essaa receitas, estou procurando a panela de fazer kniepertjes, poderia indicar uma loja on-line para que eu possa comprar e receber aqui ??
- Toine says:
  
  July 27, 2025 at 8:38 pm
  
  Hi! This is what I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005KJX0?tag=toineskitchen-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1
Ralphina Campbell says:

December 14, 2025 at 11:50 pm

Loved the tecipe. My dough turned out a bit thin and I found I preferred this and get thinner knijpertjes. Also I used almond flavoring in one batch.