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Pizzelle Recipe

An easy Pizzelle recipe for the classic Italian cookie, lightly sweetened and flavored with vanilla or anise. All you need are 6 ingredients and 1 pizzelle maker.

I learned about Pizzelle from one of my best childhood friends. 

Her family made Pizzelle the traditional way, with an iron that had engraved plates and a clamp to hold it together.

  • PREP TIME 5minutes mins
  • COOK TIME 40minutes mins
  • TOTAL TIME 45minutes mins
  • SERVINGS 12 servings (3 cookies each)

Ingredients 

  • ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ▢ 3/4 cup butter melted and cooled
  • ▢ 4 eggs
  • ▢ 1 tablespoon anise or vanilla extract (see note 2)
  • ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions 

  • Preheat pizzelle iron and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter, eggs, anise or vanilla extract, and baking powder. Drop slightly rounded tablespoons of batter on to pizzelle iron and close.
  • Bake as directed by manufacturer or until golden brown, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Using a nonstick spatula, remove each pizzelle to a cooling rack; repeat with remaining batter.
  • Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar if desired.

Notes

  1. Pizzelle iron: Modern versions are just like a waffle maker: a silvery, shiny, beautiful waffle maker that makes cookies. 
  2. Anise: Anise is a common flavor, or you can use vanilla or almond extract. For lemon, use 1 teaspoon lemon oil instead of lemon extract (lemon extract doesn’t have enough flavor).
  3. Yield: This recipe makes about 36 cookies, 12 servings of 3 cookies each.
  4. Storage: Store Pizzelle at room temperature for up to 2 weeks (for best results, layer the cookies between pieces of parchment paper or wax paper).
  5. Freezer: Pack cooled Pizzelle in a sturdy container between layers of parchment or wax paper (they may get broken if they are just in plastic bags). Label, date, and freeze up to 2 months.

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