Make pizzelles with this traditional waffle cookie recipe. They are easy and quick to make with simple ingredients. You'll need a pizzelle maker.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword best pizzelles recipe, Italian cookies, Italian waffle cookies, pizelles, pizzelle cookies, pizzelle recipe
Prep Time 6 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour or one-to-one gluten-free flour
½cupsugar
1teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonsalt
2large eggs
6tablespoonsmelted butter
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Turn on pizzelle maker
Melt butter in microwave (about 30 seconds)
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl
Add in eggs, melted butter and extract to the dry ingredients
Mix together well
Lightly grease griddle with pastry brush
Ladle heaping tablespoon of batter in center of the pizzelle iron. Close maker.
Bake 60 - 120 seconds depending on the pizzelle maker. Pizzelles should be light brown and fully baked.
Be careful opening the pizzelle maker as it will be hot. Only touch the cover handle.
Remove with tongs when golden brown
Set pizzelle cookies on cooling rack; do not stack when warm
Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cooled if desired
Notes
This recipe makes 24, 4 inch pizzelles. It's easy to double this pizzelle recipe.Optional: Add a few drops of anise extract for black licorice flavor. You can also use almond extract or drops of lemon oil instead of anise.You may want to separate the batter and make half with vanilla extract and the other half with a few drops of anise extract for different flavors in one batch.You can open the pizzelle maker anytime after 50 - 60 seconds to check on doneness.Remove them when they are the consistency you like, about 2 - 2.5 minutes.When cooling pizzelles, set them apart or put them on a cooling rack. Do not stack them. You don't want condensation.