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Pizzelle Cookies (Italian Waffle Cookies)
Pizzelle Cookies are perfect for holiday traditions. They're small and crispy, and made with just a few kitchen staples.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 3 Eggs
- ¾ cups Sugar
- ½ cup Melted butter
- 1 Tablespoon Anise
Instructions
- Preheat the pizzelle iron and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until completely combined.
- Stir in the butter and anise until combined.
- With the mixer running, slowly add the flour mixture until just combined.
- Drop slightly rounded tablespoons of batter on to each circle of the pizzelle iron and close.
- Bake for 25-35 seconds, or until the cookies are golden brown.
- Carefully remove the hot cookies from the Pizzelle iron and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Cool completely, dust with confectioner’s sugar (if desired) and store in an airtight container.
Christina's Notes
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: Because this is a great recipe for the holidays, you can double or even triple this classic pizzelle. You will love this recipe.
- Use: Truly these light and crispy cookies are wonderful to form into cannoli shells or ice cream cones.
- Short Cut: Be sure to preheat your waffle iron or pizzelle press first.
- Variation: Feel free to add as many tips as you need in this section
- Cooled Pizzelle: For the very best results, chill your dough first.
- Cookie Scoop: Use a cookie scoop to create uniform sized cookies.
- Extracts: Use vanilla or anise oil for these classic waffle cookies.