Anna Maria DiDio
Bestselling Adoption & Children's Book Author
Pizzelles
Traditional Italian waffle cookies
The much loved iron pictured with this recipe was a gift over 40 years ago and I have been making them ever since! At first I thought the ANISE flavoring would be too strong for the girls, but they are devoured quickly every Christmas.
Ingredients
2 sticks butter
1 cup sugar
3.5 cups flour
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1 tbl anise seeds - ground a bit to release flavor
¼ tsp anise flavoring
Dust with powdered sugar
Options:
Lemon zest and ¼ tsp lemon extract
Instructions
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Preheat the pizzelle iron according to manufacturer instructions
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Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, blending in. Add vanilla. Add anise seed and flavoring. Add flour gradually. Mix by hand until all of the flour is combined
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Drop by the tablespoon full on a hot iron according to iron directions. Waffle cookies can be rolled into various shapes like cannoli.