Thanks to Susan's recipe...

...I finally made Pizzelle cookies without the mess and Waste I encountered last November during my first try! Unfortunately, I cannot say the Pizzelle maker I ordered worked Nearly as well as Susan's recipe - So don't buy one! Here, come with me on my little Pizzelle-making adventure and let me Explain. If you're Anything like me, you'll appreciate the Happy ending!

Mixing 6 eggs and 2 cups Sugar 

Stopped everything to Whip up my fabulous

Egg salad and deliver Lunch to him out on the deck...

Back at it... Adding 1/2 pound (2 sticks) melted

butter, Cooled, to the egg/Sugar mixture

Crushing 2 teaspoons Anise seeds

Add crushed anise Seeds, anise extract and Vanilla

Sifting 7 cups of All purpose flour with 3 tablespoons Baking powder

Add flour mix to eggs and Sugar and you have Pizzelle Cookie dough. I do love it

when a Great recipe comes together and this one smells Amazing too!

I kneaded the dough by hand for a Few minutes until it was smooth

Shaped the dough into 1-inch balls and placed them onto the

Pizzelle maker misted with Pam (wiped off Excess)

The 1-inch balls I made were too small so the Cookies did not form 

completely. After I increased the Size of the dough balls and smashed them 

out a little before placing them onto the Press my cookies were the Perfect size

But here's the Problem... This Pizzelle maker did not heat Evenly and

because this model does not allow for Heat control or temp adjustment

it was Impossible to produce evenly colored Pizzelle cookies. Of all the Luck!

That issue Aside... the fact that this Recipe produced a Perfectly tasty

(and very traditional) Pizzelle cookie is all I need to call this Effort a success

because I'm happy to shop for and test Pizzelle makers until I find one I like 

Ta-Da!

I've already packed this Pizzelle maker up to ship it back tomorrow. As soon as I

I find another Pizzelle maker that works the way it Should I plan to Experiment with

with Susan's recipe. I'm thinking Orange, Lemon, Maple, Cinnamon and chocolate! 

In the Meantime, these Ugly but very tasty Pizzelles will do just Fine!