Pizzelle Cookies
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 60 min.
10 servings
Ingredients
Pizzelle Ingredients:
6 Eggs
1 Cup Butter
2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla or Pure Anise Extract (I use Vanilla)
4 Cups All Purpose Flour
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Cups Sugar
Directions
Beat the eggs until smooth. Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan on low heat. Allow the butter to cool briefly while you blend and mix the sugar and vanilla or anise extract into the egg. Then add the melted butter into the mix and blend vigorously to ensure uniformity. The batter will be sticky and stiff. It should have a ribbon like flow when handled with a small spoon.
Plug in your pizzelle iron and depending on the brand, there is usually a red and green light, which tells you when the iron is hot enough.
Take a small spoon and put a ball of batter in the center of each grid.
Close the lid and lock it, wait about 45 seconds to 1 minute and lift the lid, the Pizzelles should be ready to come out. They should be golden in color. Lift out of iron, I use a heat resistant silicone spatula. Slide them onto a wire rack to cool. If you are making the pizzelles for baskets or cannolis, the pizzelle must go directly from iron to form.