Aunt Jean’s Pizzelles

• 3 eggs (beaten)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 ½ sticks salted butter
• 1 ¾ cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp of anise oil (for a traditional flavor) OR 4 tsp of flavor extract (almond, orange, or lemon).

I typically make the batter and split into 2 portions (by weight) and do 2 flavors per batch, each getting half the amount of flavoring listed above.

Add ingredients and beat in the order given. Place 1 tsp of batter in the center of each pizzelle iron section, cook for 45-60 seconds. Remove with fork, lay flat for several minutes until crisp and cool. You can dust with powdered sugar for decoration.

If you are making the cookies on a rainy day they may never get crisp as they cool. You can put several flat on a cookie sheet and into a 275 degree oven for just 5 minutes to get that crisp finish.