Some snacks come with instructions. Dutch caramel waffle cookies are one of them — and if you've seen someone balance a cookie on top of a steaming mug and wondered what ritual you were witnessing, this is the guide.
What they are
Two paper-thin, chewy waffle layers pressed around a layer of caramel syrup. Room temperature, they're a pleasant chewy biscuit. Warmed, the caramel loosens into molten filling and the whole thing turns into a different food — which is the entire point of the mug trick.
The mug trick, properly
- Brew coffee or tea in a mug slightly narrower than the cookie.
- Rest the cookie on top like a lid for 2–3 minutes.
- The steam softens the waffle and melts the caramel — eat immediately, folded slightly, over the mug (drips are part of it).
Beyond the mug
- 10 seconds in the microwave = instant soft-caramel state for ice-cream topping.
- Crumbled over vanilla ice cream or baked into blondies.
- S'mores upgrade: waffle cookies instead of graham crackers.
We import 3 Bros Dutch cookies in multi-packs — find current stock in the 3 Bros collection, and grab an extra pack; they have a documented tendency to disappear the week they arrive.
FAQs
How do you eat a Dutch caramel waffle cookie?
The classic way: rest it on top of a hot drink for two or three minutes until the caramel middle melts, then eat it warm over the mug.
Are stroopwafel-style cookies eaten warm or cold?
Both work, but warming transforms them — the caramel layer softens from chewy to molten, which is the signature experience.
How should I store Dutch waffle cookies?
Airtight at room temperature; they keep for weeks. Avoid the fridge, which stiffens the caramel.