Pizzelles
cookies
Sweetened with anise or vanilla extracts, our Pizzelles are a classic Italian cookie! All you need for this easy pizzelle recipe is a handful of ingredients and a pizzelle iron! Make this beautiful cookie recipe to bring along to your next gathering!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted and completely cooled
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract can be substituted with 1 tablespoon of anise extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest optional
- ½ teaspoon anise seeds optional
- powdered sugar for dusting optional
Instructions
- Melt butter and set aside to cool completely. Preheat the pizzelle Iron and spray with cooking spray, if needed.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, and anise seeds.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and eggs until light in color, about 3 minutes. Add the butter, and vanilla, and mix well.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix until just blended. Fold in the remaining flour mixture and combine until just mixed.
- Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into the center of pizzelle pattern and close. Bake for about 1 - 1 ½ minutes or until golden. Times will vary depending on the pizzelle iron you are using.
- Carefully remove with a spatula and place on a wire rack to cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.
Notes
Instead of spraying the Pizzelle iron with cooking spray, I find that wiping the top and bottom down with a paper towel that has a bit of vegetable oil on it works well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg