Grandma's Waffle Cookies (Pizzelles)
I could always count on finding these authentic Italian cookies in Grandma's freezer, and her house always smelled yummy! They're great dipped in milk. Grandpa was a blacksmith and actually made their waffle iron, which I still have, although I use my modern electric pizzelle maker when making these.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 6eggs
- 2½ cups white sugar
- ½cup vegetable oil
- ½cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1teaspoon anise oil, or more to taste
- 5cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
- 3teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
Instructions
Step 1
Combine eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, butter, and anise oil in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until creamy and well combined. Mix in 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. Slowly add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing on low speed until mixture resembles a thick pancake batter.Step 2
Preheat a pizzelle cooking iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Drop a teaspoon of dough onto each plate of the cooking iron and close the lid. Cook just until steaming slows, 10 to 20 seconds. Repeat with remaining batches of batter.