Chocolate Pizzelles

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Description

These are thin waferlike cookies and you must have a pizzelle iron to make them. The Italians call them "Pizzelle Alle Nocciole".

• 4 eggs

• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1 cup unsalted butter

• 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Whisk the eggs with the sugar and salt until light. Melt the butter and stir in.

2 Sift together all the remaining ingredients except the hazelnuts and fold in.

3 Stir in the hazelnuts last.

4 Heat Pizzelle iron and place 1 teaspoon of batter on each imprint. Close iron and bake 30 seconds.

5 Cool on racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.