Chocolate Waffles

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 0.75 cup confectioners' sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon milk
• nonstick cooking spray

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat a waffle iron.
2. Make waffles: Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir in milk, eggs, and butter until the mixture is smooth.
3. Make hard sauce: stir together softened butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Sauce should be fairly stiff. Set aside.
4. Spray preheated waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Pour waffle mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown.
5. Serve hot with hard sauce.