Chocolate Peppermint Pizzelle

Serves: 6

Jewel Boehm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

46

Sweetness

46

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1.5 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt (fine)

4 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

Directions:

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Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, and salt together in a large bowl

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In another medium bowl, briskly whisk the eggs, sugar and melted butter together until smooth and evenly combined

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Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture

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Gradually whisk the liquid into the flour to make a thick batter

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When the pizelle batter starts to clump up in the whisk, switch to a rubber spatula to finish mixing it together

6

(If you have a large pastry bag, put a big round tip in it, and fill with the pizelle batter

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) Preheat a pizzelle iron until a drop of water sizzles on the hot surface, about 10 minutes

8

Lightly spray the hot surface with nonstick cooking spray

9

Pipe or spoon about a tablespoon of the batter into the center of each cookie imprint

10

Close the iron and cook until whiffs of steam comes from the iron, about 30 to 45 seconds

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Open and remove cookie from the iron, cool on a rack

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Repeat with remaining batter

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Put the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl

14

Cover and microwave on medium power until soft and melted, about 3 minutes depending on the power of your oven; stir until smooth

15

Alternatively, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl

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Bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan (without touching the water)

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Stir occasionally until melted and smooth

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Stir in mint extract

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To serve pipe a tablespoon of the mint filling into the center of half the cookies

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Top with another cookie and press to sandwich them together

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Serve now or keep tightly covered for up to 1 week

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