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Crispy pizzelle with chocolate chips dipped in more chocolate? Yes, please! This easy recipe is perfect for desserts, gifts, or late-night snacking.
Crispy, chocolatey, and just the right amount of fancy—dipped chocolate chip pizzelle are the kind of treat that feels special but is surprisingly easy to make.
With a light, crispy texture, melty chocolate chips, and a rich chocolate dip, these cookies will disappear fast.
I originally shared this recipe on National Cookie Day, December 4th.
But they are so delicious that they should be made all year, so I thought it was the perfect time to share them with you again!
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Ingredients
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- Eggs: Eggs add liquid to the batter for a smooth consistency and hold all ingredients together.
- Sugar: Sugar sweetens the batter and balances out other ingredients like flour and eggs.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla adds a warm, sweet flavor and makes them smell amazing!
- Butter: Butter gives pizzelle a slightly creamy taste and creates a crisp and delicate texture.
- Flour: The amount of flour affects how crisp the pizzelle turns out. More flour can make them firmer, while less flour can result in a softer texture.
- Baking Powder: The slight rise of Baking Powder helps the batter spread evenly in the pizzelle iron, preventing overly dense or uneven cookies.
- Mini Chocolate Chips: Mini chips spread more evenly in the batter, ensuring each pizzella gets some chocolate.
- Dipping Chocolate: Depending on the type of chocolate (dark, milk, or white), it can balance or enhance the sweetness of the pizzelle.
- Chopped Nuts: Nuts add a slight crunch, balancing the crispiness of the pizzelle. Use your favorite variety, I used walnuts.
Dipped Chocolate Chip Pizzelle Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Butter melted and cooled
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
- ½ cup Mini Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Dipping Chocolate melted
- ½ cup Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Melt your butter and set aside.
- Beat the eggs and sugar together. Add the butter and vanilla to the sugar mixture.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add ½ of the mix to the sugar mixture and mix. Add the remaining flour and mix.
- Stir in mini chocolate chips.
- Heat the Pizzelle maker according to the directions. Place 1 tsp. of batter on the grid. Bake until golden brown (30-40 seconds).
- Remove and cool.
- Dip the pizzelle in melted chocolate and sprinkle with nuts.
Nutrition
What are Pizzelle
Pizzelles are a traditional Italian waffle cookie made from flour, eggs, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, and flavoring.
When you say "pizzelle," add a bit of Italian flair to the word, and you will probably say it correctly. It's a fun word to say!
Pizzelle is the plural form, and pizzella is the singular form. Now you know!
How to Store
Cool the cookies completely before placing them in an airtight container. They can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
These cookies are so pretty that they can be gifted in cute boxes or bags.
Freezing Pizzelle
Yes, pizzelle cookies can be stored in the freezer.
While it won't be as crisp as a freshly baked pizzella, it will still be delicious!
Arrange the cooled cookies, single layer, on a baking sheet, cover, and freeze overnight.
Move the pizzelle to a freezer-safe airtight container and freeze them for up to 3 months.
Thaw at room temperature.
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Ashlee
oh these look great! I need to borrow your pizzelle waffle maker
Michelle
This batter isn’t working for me 🙁 It keeps sticking to the iron and not making the shape
Katie Adams
I am so sorry Michelle. Did you butter your pizzelle maker? Maybe you didn't let it cook long enough.
Kara
These are gorgeous! I've never had a pizzelle cookie, but now I'm adding the pan to my wish list. Although, it could be pretty scary to be able to have fresh cookies in under 45 seconds. 😉
Beverly
I love pizzelles and I seem to only make them at Christmas. I do the traditional ones so these look so much better.
Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday,
Bev
Ducks n a Row
These cookies are simply elegant! Love them ♥
Pinned, yummed and shared 🙂
Mollie
Wow, these are gorgeous! I often wonder if our great great grandmother's would just die when they see our food of today - the ingredients we have and modern equipment! A perfect example of mixing the new and the old! Thanks for sharing on Throwback Thursday and I'll be pinning this to our TBT pinterest! Hope to see you next time!!
Judy
Can choc.chip pizelle b frozen, or should I dip two days before eat.
Katie
I have never tried freezing them, but I did find this...
When completely cool, wrap them in groups of six in plastic wrap and place in airtight containers. Pizzelle can be made ahead and frozen for up to three months.
Christine
I made the Dipped Chocolate Chip Pizzelle Cookies for Christmas and they were a hit! Thank you for posting the recipe.
My observation is about how perfectly round the cookies are in the photos and I wonder if you trimmed them. Mine did not look like that. Some of them were even but some of them had uneven star edges. Should they be made large enough to trim the edges so that they are perfectly round?
Katie
Christine, I am so glad you and your crew loved them!
If you look at picture #3 in the post you will see that some of mine weren't very perfect either. 😂
Trimming the edges for a perfect cookie is the easiest way to get the picture-perfect look. But, even the not-so-perfect-looking ones are delicious too!
Nicolene Polyak
Hello, Christine. I am about to make these chocolate dipped pizzelles but could you clarify the amount of mini chocolate chips? At the beginning is is listed as 1 1/2 mini chips but further down it says toput only 1/2 c. chips into the batter. Is the other 1 cup of mini chips meant to be melted and used for the chocolate dip?