Pizzelle Cookies

Name: Pizzelle Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 2 dozen
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 3 large eggs, room temperature; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon aniseed; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon anise extract

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield about 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Making an anise-scented pizzelle cookies recipe is a rite of passage in many Italian families. The light, crisp and tender cookie with the snowflake design is perfect for holidays, but they're great with a cup of hot chocolate any time of year.

Ingredients

3 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon aniseed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon anise extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and butter until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in aniseed and extracts.
Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 76 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

These lovely, golden brown anise pizzelle cookies have a crisp texture and delicate anise flavor. I create them using a pizzelle iron. —Barbara Colucci, Rockledge, Florida

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