Such a delightful way to wake up on a Sunday morning.
Erik's mom sent me some stroopie for Christmas. Otherwise known as Dutch syrup waffles or stroopwafels, they are waffle cookies sandwiched around a syruppy filling. While your tea is brewing or your coffee is still hot, place a stroopie on top of your mug and let the steam melt the gooey syrup inside. (The package advertises that it's 12% butter, so you know they're not messing around. They take your breakfast seriously.) After a minute, you have a wonderfully soft, cinnamony, caramelly, syruppy delight in your head before you're really fully awake. It's so cozy.
Thank goodness they were wrapped with a note explaining how to eat them! I'm sure they are delightful straight out of the bag, but I haven't had the heart to eat one without steaming it first. Warm waffle cookie prelude to your tea? It's a no-brainer.
