Recipe courtesy of Allison Robicelli

Pizzelle

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 to 4 dozen cookies, depending on size of iron
  • Total: 1 hr 55 min (includes sit time)
  • Active: 35 min
Hailing from Abruzzo in Central Italy, pizzelle are crisp, flat waffle-esque cookies made in a special hot iron. Like mostaccioli, these cookies predate Christmas -- in fact, it is said that this is the oldest known cookie recipe on earth, dating back to the 8th century BC. In olden times, presses were made from cast iron and would be heated over a fire, or directly on the stovetop. You can still find those irons if you're up to the challenge, but electric irons are much easier to use, and very easy to find both online and at major retailers.
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Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon anise extract, optional

3 large eggs

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Special equipment:
a pizzelle iron
  1. Whisk together the sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, anise extract if using and eggs in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and continue to whisk until the batter is smooth. Allow to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour so the batter can hydrate.
  2. Heat the pizzelle iron, and cook your pizzelles according to the manufacturer's directions.

Let's Get Cooking!

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Sandra Figueroa-Sothard

I made these and they came out just perfect remember if your batter is a little bit thick just add a tablespoon or more of milk if needed and I used the tablespoon and used another spoon too put it on the iron they were nice and thin beautiful thank you for the recipe this was my first try ever

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