Anise Waffle Cookies Recipes

ANISE WAFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Whisk together flour, anise seed, and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mash the shortening until creamy, and stir with all of the sugar, eggs, and anise oil until thoroughly mixed. Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients to form a dough. Break off about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, and roll into 1-inch balls.
• Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray. Place dough balls onto the iron, close the lid, and bake until the iron stops emitting steam and the cookies are lightly golden brown, 1 to 3 minutes. Check after about 1 minute. Remove the cookies from the iron and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool on wire rack.

GRANDMA'S WAFFLE COOKIES (PIZZELLES)

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

BELGIAN WAFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat waffle maker.
• Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Cream together on med-low.
• Add vanilla and salt, increase speed to medium.
• Add eggs and mix until smooth.
• Decrease speed to low, add flour and mix well.
• Divide batter into 4 3/4 cup portions.
• Using one portion, drop batter on each corner of the grids.
• Close waffle maker and bake until steam no longer escapes (about 3-5 min).
• Carefully remove waffle from maker and allow to cool.
• Serve plain or with your favorite fruit filling and whipped cream.

ANISE PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick pizzelle iron. In a small skillet, toast anise seeds over high heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer seeds to a spice grinder, let cool, and finely grind. Scrape into a medium bowl; whisk together with flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until well combined. Whisk in vanilla and anise extracts. Slowly add cooled butter in a steady stream, whisking continuously, until batter is smooth. Stir in flour mixture until just combined (do not overmix).
• Transfer batter to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe about 2 tablespoons batter in a circle around the center of each pattern on the heated pizzelle iron. Close and seal with clasp. Cook until golden brown, about 45 seconds. Using a small spatula, release and remove cookie. Using kitchen shears or a 4 1/2-inch ring mold, trim any ragged edges, if desired. Transfer cookie to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter. Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

ANISE PIZZELLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and butter until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in aniseed and extracts., Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

PIZELLES (ITALIAN WAFFLE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Prepare pizelle iron according to manufacture's instructions.
• Beat eggs well with sugar, then blend in the slightly cooled melted margarine.
• Add oil, extracts, baking powder, and flour (add this 1 cup at a time, mixing in slowly).
• Pour small ladlefuls of batter onto your heated pizelle iron and cook for just 30 seconds to 1 minute or according to the directions on your pizelle iron.
• They will be lightly golden when cooked, but still soft -- remove quickly with tongs to a cooling rack.
• As the next cookie is baking, the first cookie will cool and get crisp -- dust both sides withpowderd sugar, and remove to plate.
• Serve with coffee.