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!
Pizzelle Cookies
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
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Someday I’m going to get one of these irons! Thanks for sharing at our Cookie Exchange!
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.
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.
Thank you Michelle. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
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.
Thnk you Sal for the clarification. I bet your versions are scrumptious! Especially the almond! Thanks for stopping and letting me know. Merry Christmas!
Yes, rosettes not pizzelles.
Thx. I appreciate the clarification.
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.
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. ?
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!
Glad to help you remember! Merry Christmas!
I haven’t seen any like this, either, but they look delicious! How neat to have your grandma’s iron like that! #FridayFrivolity
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!
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.
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!
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.
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Miz Helen
I always think of snowflakes when I see these on a plate. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you so much.
I’ve never seen cookies like this… they look beautiful!
Thank you Ylva! I appreciate your comment! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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
These were a lot more forgiving than I ever thought! I hope you get to try some. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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.
We really enjoy eating these. My granddaughter love to roll thinner ones and stuff them! Merry Christmas!
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/
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Thank you Jess. See you there. Merry Christmas!
These are beautiful. I need to look for one of these pizzelle cookies
Thank you Charlene. They are a lot of fun to make!
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
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.
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
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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!
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!!
Both of those soubd delicious. Thanks for the tip. I m going to make a “test” batch! Merry Christmas!
These cookies are so pretty – Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
Thank you Helen. Be safe and warm this week!
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
I m so excited Michelle! Glad to help! Be safe and warm this week!