Grandma's Waffle Cookies (Pizzelles)
Description
A basic anise-flavored sugar cookie dough is crisped up in the pizzelle iron to create Grandma's favorite Christmasy, thin waffle cookies.
Ingredients
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6 eggs
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2 1/2 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
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1 teaspoon anise oil, or more to taste
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5 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
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3 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
Directions
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.
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.