Pizzelles

Pizzelles

Submitted by: Debbie Pagani of Salem, OH

Traditional waffle cookie made in a pizzelle iron.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. vanilla or anise flavoring
• Confectioner’s sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients into a soft dough.
2. Heat your iron. Grease it as directed in the manufacturer’s instructions.
3. Cook for generally between 45 seconds and 2 minutes.
4. Remove cookie from iron and cool on a rack.
5. If you want to clean up the cookie, use a pair of scissors to trim any ragged edges.
6. Dust with confectioner’s sugar.