Italian waffle cookies

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
(Pizzelle)

Directions

6 eggs 1 1/2c sugar 3 tsp baking powder juice of 1 orange 1c melted shortening (Note: Do not use oil; I tried it once & it doesn't work out right. Melt some butter or margerine.) 2 tbsp anise seed 4-5c flour (More or less, depending on humidity etc) Beat eggs, add sugar gradually, mixing thoroughly. Add orange juice (Can also grate some rind in if wanted.), anise seed and melted shortening. Stir. Add baking powder to flour & mix well w/other ingredients. Turn onto floured board, form into strips & cut into 1" pieces. Cook in cookie iron until light golden brown.

Recipe from Ann Haffly.

My notes: This makes a lot of cookies; probably around 6-7 dozen. We don't make it too often, usually around Christmas. Since we have the iron that cooks only one at a time, I usually mix them & then Steve sits at the table w/our little gas camp stove to cook them. He usually is reading a book at the same time so some get a little more "golden brown" than others. One pound coffee cans make good storage containers. These cookies freeze well too; just use the coffee cans but put some plastic wrap over the cookies before you put the top on.

From : STEPHEN HAFFLY, Sat 09 Jul 94 10:40, Area: COOKING From: Sallie Krebs Date: 10-07-95 (19:43) (159) Fido: Cooking

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