Best Mocha Pizzelle Recipes

CHOCOLATE PIZZELLES

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These are thin waferlike cookies and you must have a pizzelle iron to make them. The Italians call them "Pizzelle Alle Nocciole".

Provided by Pat K.

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 eggs
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter
¾ cup ground hazelnuts
2 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Whisk the eggs with the sugar and salt until light. Melt the butter and stir in.
Sift together all the remaining ingredients except the hazelnuts and fold in.
Stir in the hazelnuts last.
Heat Pizzelle iron and place 1 teaspoon of batter on each imprint. Close iron and bake 30 seconds.
Cool on racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.6 calories, Carbohydrate 35.5 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 196.5 mg, Sugar 17.2 g

NONNA'S PIZZELLE

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My great-grandmother's pizzelle recipe, which my mother has adapted for pizzelle presses or irons (I use a Cuisinart® double pizzelle press). A family must-have at all of our holiday dinners, especially Christmas!

Provided by tcasa

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 21m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
6 eggs
1 ½ cups white sugar
¾ cup shortening (such as Crisco®), melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons shortening (such as Crisco®), melted and cooled slightly
1 tablespoon anise seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
Mix flour and baking powder together in a bowl.
Combine eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until well-blended. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening and beat until blended. Add flour mixture and mix on medium speed until incorporated. Fold anise seeds and vanilla extract into batter with a spatula.
Drop a teaspoon of batter onto the preheated iron. Bake until golden, 30 to 40 seconds, or a few seconds longer for darker pizzelle.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.7 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 23.4 mg, Sugar 5.1 g