Pizzelle
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!
Prep: 5min
Total: 45min
Yield: 12
Serving Size: 3 cookies
Nutrition Facts: calories 88 kcal, servingSize 3 cookies, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Sodium 64 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 6 g
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter (melted and cooled)
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon anise
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Instruction:
- 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.
The Very Best Pizzelle Recipe
Super easy to make Pizzelle cookies are an Italian classic that’s crispy and sweet!
Prep: 5min
Total: 20min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 100 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 90 mg, Sugar 6 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (If using anise, replace the vanilla with 1 tsp anise extract or 1/2 tsp anise seed.)
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup melted butter (cooled to room temperature)
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instruction:
- Preheat the pizzelle iron.
- With a hand mixer, beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until light in color and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add the vanilla, lemon zest and butter. Beat until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Fold the dry ingredients, a little bit at a time, into the egg mixture until just incorporated and the batter is smooth.
- Place 1 heaping tablespoon of batter in the center of the design on the pizzelle iron. Close the iron to press the dough flat and bake until golden brown, approximately 1 minute. (Cooking times may vary depending on your appliance, please adjust accordingly.)
- Using a spatula, remove the cookie from the iron and transfer to a rack to cool.
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