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Anise Pizzelles

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"Italian Pizzelles made with anise oil. You will need to have a pizzelle iron to make these cookies. This recipe makes a very large batch." — KEVINB63

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Original recipe makes 10 dozen Change Servings

12 eggs
2 cups white sugar
2 cups vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon anise oil
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger whiskey
4 cups all-purpose flour

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Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, anise oil, and whiskey until well blended. Gradually stir in flour until fully incorporated. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat a pizzelle iron, and spray once with cooking spray. Drop tablespoons of batter onto the centers of the patterns. Close the lid, and cook until steam no longer comes out, about 1 1/2 minutes. Check, and adjust cooking time if necessary. Carefully remove cookies, cool, and store in an airtight tin at room temperature.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 30 mins
READY IN 8 hrs 45 mins

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Sep 14, 2003

my grandmother has made these a long time and you do not have to use anise oil. juniorscout

—JUNIORSCOUT

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Dec 14, 2009

I've been making Pizzelles for more than 20 years. Storage is the Biggest Issue! Around Christmas, huge humidity issues ... I store my pizzelles in a glass Jar with those little "stay-fresh Silica Gel capsules that come in vitamin/medicine jars & also new shoe boxes". (What a HUGE difference!!!! BEWARE: if you have children that can access cookies, put them high up so they cant access the little chemical packs". Especially helpful for large batches... not that they last very long at all....

—ETArtist

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9 Ratings

Oct 06, 2009

No you can't use a wafflle iron! Butter makes the difference and makes them crisp. Anise oil, lemon oil et. is much better than he extracts in these flavors. Also, add lemon zest or orange zest to the batter. I've never heard of using Anise seeds in these...I wouldn't like that and as far as I know th anise oil is authentic not the seeds.

—TOOTSALA

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Dec 07, 2008

Finally a recipe for Pizzelles that calls for anise oil! I had one long ago, but lost the recipe. Thank you so much for posting it. The anise oil gives a more intense flavor of anise to the cookie, much better than anise extract which is more commonly found. Love it, Love it, Love it!

—Chris Lidberg

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Jan 07, 2010

just like grandmas...in fact exactly grandma's from Italy...Perfect. I didn't have to call my mom for the recipe this time!

—cmssrph

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Oct 19, 2009

This is a great recipe! Of course you don't HAVE to use anise oil, but why wouldn't you if you really want a good anise flavor! Thanks so much for submitting this recipe!

—Sillygoose

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Dec 28, 2010

Thin and crunchy. Very good!

—jubalann

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May 28, 2012

This is my favorite pizzelle recipe as I find that they ship w/o a lot of breakage when when you don't use any butter. I use canola oil. A while back, I bought A LOT of anise extract on sale; I just use twice as much in place of the anise oil. Yum....

—shjelo

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Nutrition

Calories
68 kcal
3%

Carbohydrates
6.6 g
2%

Cholesterol
21 mg
7%

Fat
4.2 g
6%

Fiber
0.1 g
< 1%

Protein
1.1 g
2%

Sodium
7 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Anise Pizzelles

Serving Size: 1/120 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 120
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 68
Calories from Fat: 38

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.2g 6 %
Saturated Fat 0.7g 4 %
Cholesterol 21mg 7 %
Sodium 7mg < 1 %
** Potassium 11mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 6.6g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 0.1g < 1 %
Protein 1.1g 2 %
Sugars 3.4g
** Vitamin A < 1 %
** Vitamin C 0 %
** Calcium < 1 %
** Iron 3 %
** Thiamin 4 %
** Niacin 4 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium < 1 %
** Folate 6 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.