Originally aired on YPR’s Flavors Under the Big Sky
“A moment of joy and pleasure in a cookie,” is what Erin Heringer, co-owner of Caramel Cookie Waffles, hopes one experiences when one bites into a Caramel Cookie Waffle, especially during the holiday season. For 40 years, caramel cookie waffles, or stroopwafels, have been baked in Billings. The bakery cafe was opened in 1987 by Jan and Judy Boogman.
The original oven, with eight cast-iron waffle skillets came from Gouda, Holland. To get it into the shop, the front windows had to be removed. Over the years, until two years ago, cookies were baked in the early morning to avoid interfering with the bakery cafe’s operations…