Pizzelles

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups of flour (approximately)
  • 1 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of butter
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons anise
  • 1 Tablespoon Anise seed
  • optional - 2tsp. whiskey/bourbon

Preparation

Step 1

Beat eggs, adding sugar gradually. Beat until smooth. Add cooled melted margarine and vanilla or anise. Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture. Dough will be sticky enough to be dropped by soon.

To make Chocolate Pizzelles:
Add following ingredients to those in recipe shown above. Sift with flour and add to egg mixture.

1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Pizzelles with Nuts:
Add 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped fine, to batter.