Recipe of the Week - Pizzelle Cookies

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Italian Pizzelle Cookies are light and crisp, made lighter with less butter and sugar for a tasty holiday treat.

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg

  • 1 large egg white

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 2 tablespoons melted salted butter

  • 2 tablespoons skim milk or milk of your choice

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, or GF flour mix

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • cooking spray1 tablespoon powdered sugar, for topping

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat egg, egg white and sugar until thick.

  • Stir in the melted butter, milk and vanilla.

  • Sift together the flour and baking powder, and blend into the batter until smooth.

  • Heat the pizzelle iron. Lightly spray iron with oil.

  • Drop about one level tablespoon of batter onto each circle on the iron. You may need to experiment with the amount of batter and baking time depending on the iron.

  • Bake about 45 to 50 seconds, or until steam is no longer coming out of the iron.

  • Carefully remove cookies from the iron and transfer to a cooling rack.

  • Repeat with spray and batter.

  • Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

  • To serve, top with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 2 Cookies

Nutrition Facts:

  • Calories: 91

  • Carbohydrates: 14.5g

  • Protein: 2g

  • Fat: 3g

  • Saturated Fat: 1.5g

  • Cholesterol: 25mg

  • Sodium: 25mg

  • Fiber: 0.5g

  • Sugar: 7.5g