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Pizzelle Cookies

December 5, 2016 by Marilyn 38 Comments

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If you can use a waffle iron or a curling iron then you can make these! #pizzelle #cookie

The secret to these cookies is the iron. A good pizzelle iron and knowing how it heats will make or break the outcome. It’s like knowing the difference between cooking with gas or electric. A pizzelle iron can be compared to a waffle iron in the way it works. If you can make a waffle then you can make a pizzelle. Serve these dusted with powdered sugar, with jam on top, or try my favorite with nutella! #pizzelle #cookie See also Ultimate Cookie Bloopers for more recipes!

If you can use a waffle iron or a curling iron then you can make these! #pizzelle #cookie
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5 from 1 vote

Pizzelle Cookies

If you can use a waffle iron or a curling iron then you can make these! #pizzelle #cookie
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time3 mins
Total Time23 mins
Course: Bakery
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies
Method: Bake
Skill Level: Advanced
Servings: 30
Calories: 60kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 3/4 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. anise seed or extract optional see substitution ideas below
  • 1/2 c. UNSALTED butter 1/4 lb.
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Beat eggs and sugar.
  • Add cooled melted butter and vanilla and anise.
  • Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture.
  • Drop the stiff batter by spoon onto the iron.

Notes

The batter can be refrigerated and used at a later time if you get called away or want to cook later.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%

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Comments

  1. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

    December 5, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    Someday I’m going to get one of these irons! Thanks for sharing at our Cookie Exchange!

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 5, 2017 at 5:52 PM

      I never would have bought one, but once in a while I remeber my grandma and just have to use it! Have a great week.

      Reply
  2. Michelle

    December 28, 2016 at 4:55 AM

    Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and birthday Marilyn. I’ve never heard of pizzelle cookies before, but they look amazing and must taste divine. All that buttery, sugary goodness, yum.

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 28, 2016 at 12:21 PM

      Thank you Michelle. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

      Reply
  3. Sal

    December 21, 2016 at 9:17 AM

    The photo at the top is of Scandinavian rosettes, fried Scandinavian cookies.
    I was up until 2am last night making a batch of classic anise pizzelles, and a batch of chocolate. I’ll do a batch of almond today! Happy Holidays.

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 21, 2016 at 11:01 AM

      Thnk you Sal for the clarification. I bet your versions are scrumptious! Especially the almond! Thanks for stopping and letting me know. Merry Christmas!

      Reply
    • Jo

      May 17, 2017 at 3:14 AM

      Yes, rosettes not pizzelles.

      Reply
      • Marilyn

        May 17, 2017 at 8:25 AM

        Thx. I appreciate the clarification.

        Reply
        • Jo

          May 17, 2017 at 12:47 PM

          Do love rosettes too though. I made them when I had a Norwegian husband. I have lost my recipe though so will try yours. Thank you.

          Reply
        • Jo

          May 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM

          Do love rosettes too though. I made them when I had a Norwegian husband. I have lost my recipe though so will try yours. Thank you. They are made with little metal molds that are on an angled stick and dipped into hot oil. Maybe you just used the picture for rosettes. ?

          Reply
  4. Heidi

    December 20, 2016 at 10:03 PM

    We made these when I was a kid and occasionally now. Thanks for the reminder to pull out the supplies to make some Pizzelles and for linking up with Funtastic Friday!

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 21, 2016 at 9:17 AM

      Glad to help you remember! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  5. Lisa/Syncopated Mama

    December 19, 2016 at 11:37 PM

    I haven’t seen any like this, either, but they look delicious! How neat to have your grandma’s iron like that! #FridayFrivolity

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 20, 2016 at 8:50 AM

      They really are Lisa. But the topping is what makes the taste. Otherwise it is like the taste of a plain taco shell or pastry shell. I have a couple of things from my grandmother. I have one of her cookbooks but I don’t dare go through the pages. I gave some thought about having it preserved.
      Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

      Reply
  6. Nikki

    December 19, 2016 at 7:45 PM

    Marilyn, I’ve never made pizzelle cookies, but my sister-in-law does. She is of Italian descent. Her and her mother make them together each year for the holidays. I don’t know what she uses to make hers but they are only a couple of millimeters thick, and then they are raised in the pattern of a snowflake. But they are so thin and they are probably about 6 inches in diameter. Yours look a bit different. I love the bits of powdered sugar sprinkled on them they look delicious.

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 19, 2016 at 9:28 PM

      You can use a press or an iron. Just like a brand they all differ. Hers are the most common. Mwine is deep and more open instead of like a pattern in a pancake. I havn’t seen one like mine in a store, but it is my grandmothers over 100 years old. I like the powdered sugar best, too!

      Reply
  7. Miz Helen

    December 19, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    Merry Christmas Marilyn!
    Your Pizzelle Cookies are just beautiful, they remind me of Christmas in Europe, nice memories. Hope you have a very special week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 19, 2016 at 4:14 PM

      I always think of snowflakes when I see these on a plate. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you so much.

      Reply
  8. Ylva ChasingButterflies

    December 19, 2016 at 5:41 AM

    I’ve never seen cookies like this… they look beautiful!

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 19, 2016 at 4:13 PM

      Thank you Ylva! I appreciate your comment! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

      Reply
  9. Dean @Mrs. AOK, A Work In Progress

    December 18, 2016 at 11:46 AM

    I think pizzelle cookies are so beautiful, but I’ll admit they seem so intimidating because they seem so fragile. But a waffle iron or a Pizzelle iron doesn’t seem to intimidating, I should give it a try. Thanks for sharing with us!
    XO

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 18, 2016 at 7:51 PM

      These were a lot more forgiving than I ever thought! I hope you get to try some. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

      Reply
  10. Sandra L Garth

    December 16, 2016 at 4:36 PM

    I think these would be as much fun to eat as to make. I’ll have to let Santa know I want a pizzelle iron. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, have a great weekend.

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 16, 2016 at 7:38 PM

      We really enjoy eating these. My granddaughter love to roll thinner ones and stuff them! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  11. Jess

    December 16, 2016 at 1:25 PM

    Yum yum yum! LOVE these! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 16, 2016 at 1:31 PM

      Thank you Jess. See you there. Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  12. Charlene Asay

    December 15, 2016 at 12:00 PM

    These are beautiful. I need to look for one of these pizzelle cookies

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 15, 2016 at 3:54 PM

      Thank you Charlene. They are a lot of fun to make!

      Reply
  13. Beverly

    December 13, 2016 at 9:37 PM

    I love these cookies although I don’t make them. My mother in law does. I didn’t know the iron is that important. Hers are flat, not like yours. I always learn so much from you.
    Hugs,
    Bev

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 13, 2016 at 10:18 PM

      Thanks Bev. In the end, it always comes down to what you prefer I guess. The deeper irons work best for me to stop cracking and breaking. They are harder to work with though. I have to really focus so they don’t burn.

      Reply
  14. jodie filogomo

    December 13, 2016 at 11:37 AM

    We make pizzelles every Christmas for our neighbors and friends.
    We laugh because my husband came to the marriage with the pizzelle maker but he’d never used it! We usually make the traditional ones and then chocolate ones too!
    Ours are way flatter though!??
    jodie
    http://www.jtouchofstyle.com

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 13, 2016 at 11:43 AM

      I think it is the iron. I never thought about chocolate ones. Do you use cocoa or dip them? Now I have to make some more. LOL. Have a safe and warm week!

      Reply
      • jodie filogomo

        December 13, 2016 at 6:08 PM

        Our recipe has us add cocoa for the chocolate ones, and then I also use chocolate extract instead of anise!
        There’s also a nut recipe which we’ve tried once—it wasn’t Rob’s favorite so we haven’t done it again. But you diced up pecans really small and added them to the mix!!

        Reply
        • Marilyn

          December 13, 2016 at 7:10 PM

          Both of those soubd delicious. Thanks for the tip. I m going to make a “test” batch! Merry Christmas!

          Reply
  15. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

    December 12, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    These cookies are so pretty – Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 12, 2016 at 8:29 PM

      Thank you Helen. Be safe and warm this week!

      Reply
  16. Michelle

    December 12, 2016 at 12:05 AM

    I love Pizzelles!
    I wish I had a pizzelle iron!
    PS I made your ambrosia pie tonight and it was a hit! Thanks so much for the recipe!
    Michelle

    Reply
    • Marilyn

      December 12, 2016 at 8:29 PM

      I m so excited Michelle! Glad to help! Be safe and warm this week!

      Reply

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