Chocolate Pizzelle

I've been a bad blogger lately, I haven't updated this blog in a while! In my defense, I've been incredibly busy and having a hard time finding time to bake/cook.

That said, I think everyone will enjoy this delicious cookie. It's a Pizzelle cookie which is an Italian cookie that is very similar to a waffle cookie. Instead of shaping the dough using a cookie scoop and baking in the oven, it's made by using an Italian Pizzelle press. It's definitely time consuming but well worth the time. Plus, who doesn't enjoy a batter that is packed with cocoa?

Chocolate Pizzelle 

(Food Network)

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

1/4 teaspoon fine salt

3 large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled to room temperature

Vegetable oil spray

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookies

Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, and salt together in a large bowl. In another medium bowl, briskly whisk the eggs, sugar and melted butter together until smooth and evenly combined. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture. Gradually whisk the liquid into the flour to make a thick batter. When the pizzelle batter starts to clump up in the whisk, switch to a rubber spatula to finish mixing it together. (If you have a large pastry bag, put a big round tip in it, and fill with the pizzelle batter.) Preheat a pizzelle iron until a drop of water sizzles on the hot surface, about 10 minutes. Lightly spray the hot surface with nonstick cooking spray. Pipe or spoon about a tablespoon of the batter into the center of each cookie imprint. Close the iron and cook until whiffs of steam comes from the iron, about 30 to 45 seconds. Open and remove cookie from the iron, cool on a rack. Repeat with remaining batter.