Grandma's Waffle Cookies (Pizzelles)

A basic anise-flavored sugar cookie dough is crisped up in the pizzelle iron to create Grandma's favorite Christmasy, thin waffle cookies.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon anise oil, or more to taste
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 2.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup butter, melted and cooled

Recipe 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.