Chocolate Pizzelles are a light, crisp, slightly sweet Italian cookie. They’re also a family tradition in our house and a delicious one to start for your family.
Chocolate Pizzelles
A few days before Easter last week, I decided to pull out my pizzelle iron and try a new twist on a family favorite and make Chocolate Pizzelles. They were amazing!
Have you ever heard of pizzelle cookies? Pizzelles are one of my favorite cookies but for some reason growing up we only made them for Christmas.
Pizzelles are a very common cookie in an Italian household and are often served for special occasions, such as weddings. It’s not uncommon to find a variety of pizzelle cookies on the sweets table at a wedding or bridal shower.
Pizzelle Iron
They’re thin, crispy, waffle-type cookies made by pouring batter between the two plates of a special electric iron.
These cookies are closely associated with family; in fact, pizzelle irons have been fashioned with the pattern of a family’s crest. I don’t have a family crest pizzelle iron…but how fun would that be?
I purchased my pizzelle iron on Amazon. Make sure you check out the Shopping List below to see the different pizzelle irons you can easily purchase on Amazon.
Chocolate Pizzelles are a light, crisp, slightly sweet Italian cookie.
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 stick butter melted and cooled
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- 3 tbsp additional sugar
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Melt the butter and set aside.
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Beat the eggs and sugar until creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add the melted butter.
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Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and additional sugar.
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Slowly add to the wet butter, egg, sugar mixture until combined.
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Heat the pizzelle iron and spray with a non-stick baking spray.
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Place about 1 Tablespoon of batter on each grid.
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Close the iron and let cook for about 30 to 40 seconds.
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Remove the cookies and cool on a rack.
* * *Tip: Try to place your batter just a little bit behind the center of the pattern on the iron so you can get a more even pizzelle cookie.
If you would like the recipe I use for traditional pizzelle cookies, click HERE…
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Looks so yummy Lois! Pinned so when I get a press I can make some for Mr. B 🙂
Took me forever to buy the iron also. Amazon makes it easy! Thanks for visiting Kathe!
Those are so pretty Lois!
Thank you Melissa!
These are almost too pretty to eat! Thanks for sharing!
Kristy @ 3 Peppers Recipes – Crafts, Cooking & Color
These look so good! My grandmother always made the regular ones for Christmas, and the store-bought ones just aren't the same. 🙂
Your Chocolate Pizzelles look just beautiful and delicious! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
They looks so good! Wish I was nibbling some right now!
I have never made Pizzelles but always wanted to. Very pretty. Stopping by from Treasurer Box Tuesday.
This looks delicious! I would love for you share it on my Tasty Tuesday recipe link up here! Everything gets pinned and I would love to have you!
I haven't used my iron in a while I think I will pull it out and make these chocolate pizzelles
pizzelles were one of my moms go to desserts! I love the smell of them and they taste amazing, esp with ice cream inbetween! I bet she never thought to make chocolate ones, I am passing this recipe along to her! Found this on the wonderful Wednesday blog hop and these look wonderful 🙂
These are so beautiful! I've never had a pizzelle but would love to try one. Thanks for sharing your recipe at SNF!
Found this while looking for ideas for a Mother's Day brunch. I have an iron, but had forgotten all about it. Used to make them every year at Christmas! I'd like to roll them and make a cone filled with something delish! – any ideas for a filling would be greatly appreciated.