Mocha Pizzelle

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 min
Servings: 60
Yield: 60 servings

Description

Pizzelle, classic Italian holiday cookies, are kicked up a notch with the addition of cocoa and coffee liqueur for a mocha-flavored treat.

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1/4 cup coffee liqueur
5 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder

Directions

1 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir sugar into saucepan until dissolved. Add eggs and coffee liqueur; mix well to combine.
2 Sift flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Stir into butter mixture until well-mixed and batter is stiff.
3 Preheat pizzelle baker according to manufacturer's instructions.
4 Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the preheated pizzelle baker. Bake until browned, about 45 seconds. Remove from baker and trim any ragged edges with scissors.