Pizzelles

Pizzelles
YIELD - Makes 30 pizzelle cookies

Ingredients:

* 3 eggs

* 1 3/4 c. flour

* 1/2 tsp. anise seed or extract (optional see substitution ideas below)

* 1/2 c. UNSALTED butter (1/4 lb.)

* 2 tsp. baking powder

* 3/4 c. sugar

* 1 tsp. vanilla extract (I use 1/4 tsp. Anise Extract, orange extract is nice, too.)



Procedure

* Beat eggs and sugar.

* Add cooled melted butter and vanilla and anise.

* Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture.

* Drop the stiff batter by spoon.

(Batter can be refrigerated and used at a later time)