Chocolate Almond Pizzelles

Name: Chocolate Almond Pizzelles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; TOPPING:; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 2 tablespoons baking cocoa; 2 tablespoons water; 4 teaspoons almond extract; Chopped almonds

If you love fun baking gadgets, you'll enjoy making these crispy, almond-flavored cookies, which get their unique waffle design from a pizzelle maker. They bake up golden brown in only a few minutes. Feel free to double the chocolate drizzle if you'd like to cover the cookies more generously. —Hannah Riley, Norwalk, Ohio

Ingredients

3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons almond extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
TOPPING:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons almond extract
Chopped almonds

Directions

Preheat pizzelle maker. Beat first four ingredients until smooth. In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture.
Bake in pizzelle maker according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. Cool completely on wire racks.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Stir in cocoa, water and extract until blended. Drizzle over pizzelles. Sprinkle with almonds; let stand until set. Store in airtight containers.