Gluten Free Pizzelle Recipe
Thin, delicate and crispy pizzelle cookies from the Abruzzo region of Italy are lovely to bake during Christmas or any time of the year. Perfect to enjoy with an espresso for a coffee break.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 1kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼- 1 ½ gluten-free flour multi-purpose flour or use regular all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup of granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon anise extract optional
- ½ cup butter or butter alternative melted
- Confectioner's sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Warm up a pizzelle iron and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and sugar until frothy and beginning to thicken (about 2-3 minutes).
- On low speed, add the extracts and melted butter to egg mixture in a steady stream and mix for 30 seconds.
- Slowly add the dry mixture to wet and blend just until combined. Your batter will resemble a soft and sticky dough.
- Drop 1 tablespoon of batter on hot pizzelle press. Close press and cook for about 1 minute or until light indicated cookies are done (cookies should be slightly golden).
- Use a fork to lift pizzelle off the press and transfer to a plate.
Notes
Pro Tips
- Sift the gluten-free flour to avoid dense or gritty cookies.
- Use a blend with rice flour and tapioca starch for the best crisp texture.
- Beat the eggs and sugar long enough to trap air; this gives you lighter pizzelle.
- Add the melted butter slowly so the warm fat doesn’t deflate the egg mixture.
- Keep the batter thick—almost like sticky dough—so the pizzelle spread evenly.
- Let the batter rest 5–10 minutes to hydrate gluten-free flours.
- Lightly spray the iron once; too much oil softens the cookies.
- Use a small cookie scoop for even portions.
- Remove the pizzelle while warm and lay them flat to keep them crisp.
- Cool completely before dusting with confectioner’s sugar or storing.
Nutrition
Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Fiber: 0.001g | Sugar: 0.02g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.04mg