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Gingerbread Pizzelle
A classic Italian cookie from Abruzzo with a Christmas twist. This crisp wafer cookie is fragrant with spices and molasses, perfect for gift giving.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 large eggs
- ⅔ cup (130 grams) white sugar
- ½ cup (120mls) light olive oil (or other light tasting oil)
- 3 tablespoons (45mls) molasses
- 1 ¾ cup (220 grams) all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- powdered (icing) sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl whisk eggs and sugar until combined.
- 2
Whisk in oil and the molasses.
- 3
Add in the flour, salt, vanilla and spices
- 4
Heat the pizzelle maker on stove top, or if electric plug in unit.
- 5
Drop tablespoon of batter onto iron and bake until golden light brown in colour.
- 6
Remove and cool on wire rack.
- 7
Dust with powdered (icing) sugar.
- 8
Store cooled cookies in sealed containers