Saving Room for Dessert

Delicious easy-to-follow recipes for food lovers!

Home

Chocolate Pizzelles

  Jump to Recipe |    53 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios are a special holiday treat.

Pizzelles are a light, crisp, slightly sweet cookie that taste terrific plain or dressed up with your favorite toppings.  These Chocolate Pizzelles were made with half regular natural cocoa and half special dark chocolate cocoa. The thin 3-inch cookies are a blank canvas waiting to be adorned or dipped. They’re also wonderful served with a small bowl of ice cream.  In fact, they make a pretty wonderful ice cream sandwich too!

 

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios

Our chocolate pizzelles are great eaten plain, but so pretty decorated for the holidays!

These pizzelles were dipped in white chocolate then sprinkled with coconut, crushed peppermint, mini-chocolate chips, chopped pistachios or walnuts.  Christmas or holiday sprinkles would work beautifully too!

 

 

Chocolate Pizzelles

Pizzelles remind me of my mom and grandmother.

I remember enjoying anise flavored pizzelles at my grandmother’s house and always loved the chocolate version. My version was adapted from her recipe and I think she would have approved of the dark chocolate cookie too.

 

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios

Half the batch was made with special dark cocoa and the other half with regular natural unsweetened cocoa.

The dark chocolate pizzelle cookie reminds me of an Oreo without the filling in the middle.  My husband preferred the lighter chocolate version, but I loved them both!

 

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios

Feel free to use milk or dark chocolate in place of the white chocolate. These just feel like Christmas to me with the snowy white chocolate!

 

Chocolate Pizzelles dipped in white chocolate with peppermint, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and pistachios

Finally, wrap up a few in a pretty package and share them with your friends. They’re great for gifting and for eating 🙂

 

Thanks for PINNING!

A cooling rack covered in chocolate pizzelle cookies dipped in white chocolate

Let’s be baking friends! When you try our recipe please leave a comment on this post. If you loved this recipe we’d appreciate a 5-star rating! Sharing your experience, variations and insights will help all our readers, and it helps me too. If you’re on Pinterest feel free to leave a comment and photo there if you have one. If you share on INSTAGRAM tag @savingroomfordessert so we can stop by and give your post some love. And we’d be very happy if you’d FOLLOW Saving Room for Dessert on FACEBOOK| INSTAGRAM| PINTEREST | TWITTER  and subscribe to our YOUTUBE channel for all the latest recipes, videos and updates. Thank you!!!

 

 

PRINT THE RECIPE!

4.43 from 7 votes

Chocolate Pizzelles

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 mins
Total Time: 17 mins
Yield: 60 cookies
Course: Cookie
Author: Tricia
PRINT RECIPE
A delicious treat all year long!

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • â…“ cup natural cocoa, or special dark cocoa
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon pure Vanilla extract
  • â…› teaspoon fine sea salt

For the white chocolate:

  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 ½ teaspoons coconut oil

Optional garnishes:

  • Assorted colorful sprinkles
  • mini-chocolate chips
  • shredded coconut
  • crushed peppermint
  • chopped nuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecans

Instructions

  • Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder.
  • In a large mixing bowl vigorously whisk together the eggs and sugar until blended. Add the vanilla and melted butter and whisk until combined.
  • Sift the dry ingredients into the butter and egg mixture and fold together with a spatula. This batter will be thick.
  • Heat your pizzelle iron until a drop of water sizzles on the cooking surface. Lightly coat the hot iron with nonstick cooking spray. Scoop the batter into a pipping bag fit with a large tip (or cut the corner from a ziplock bag) I used a large Wilton 2A tip.
  • Pipe about 1 tablespoon batter into the center of the iron and cook according to your manufacturer directions. If they are too big for your press, pipe a little less the next time. It will take a few tries to get them just right.
  • Remove the hot pizzelles to a wire rack to cool.
  • Melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and repeat as needed until the chips are melted. Dip or drizzle the cookies as desired then sprinkle with your favorite toppings.

Recipe Notes

  • TIPS: The white chocolate hardens quickly so have all your toppings ready to go before starting.
  • Optional: Sprinkle with powdered sugar or fill with your favorite ice cream and freeze until set.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container. Plain cookies can be frozen well sealed for a month.
  • Adapted from a recipe by my grandmother.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

Nutrition

Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.3mg

Finally, here are a few more recipes you might also enjoy:

A basket filled with pumpkin flavored pizzelle cookies

Pumpkin Spiced Pizzelles

 

A stack of anise flavored pizzelle cookies dusted with powdered sugar

Pizzelles

 

 

 

FREE EMAIL BONUS

Weeknight Dinners Made Easy
Tips & recipes for delicious meals...no matter your skill level

You may also like these

Oatmeal Jammysplate of candy cane cookiesCandy Cane CookiesA plate of Lemon Shortbread Cookies iced and covered with yellow sprinklesLemon Shortbread CookiesA plate filled with walnut toffee barsWalnut Toffee BarsOverhead view of a plate of pumpkin spice cookies with a drizzled icing on topPumpkin Spice Cookies
Previous Post:
Next Post:

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

53 Comments

  2. Xara says

    5 stars
    I’ve made lots of anise flavored pizzelles over the years, and occasionally experiment with other flavors. I’m here to tell you that if you add finely chopped chocolate to your pizzelles, molten chocolate will flow out of your pizzelle iron. The last time I did a chocolate/orange combination I added finely chopped chocolate to my regular anise pizzelle recipe, replacing the anise oil with orange oil. They were delicious, but rather a mess to make. This time I doubled your recipe, and added 1.5 teaspoons of orange oil. They are fabulous!

    reply to this comment >

  3. Marisa says

    I just came across this and love how you dressed them up with the white chocolate and adds! I’ve been making pizzelles for about 23 years now when I took over has the official family pizzelle maker from my great aunt Raphaella. My classic recipe isn’t anise flavored due to family’s preference. We make ours with more of a vanilla-citrus flavor using an extract called fiori di sicilia. I also make a batch of maple-hazelnut ones every year to mix things up. But I am absolutely trying this chocolate variation out this year! They look so pretty! Thank you for the inspiration.

    reply to this comment >

  7. Soozie says

    I loved this recipe but it didn’t make 60 cookies. I followed it exactly (used Hershey’s Soecial Dark cocoa) and used a one tablespoon scoop to measure each cookie, which is what I do all the time. (They taste really chocolatety.) The scoop’s the measure that makes one pizzelle cookie in my iron. I make regular anise oil flavored pizzelles all the time with a recipe from my Italian MIL which also produces a very thick batter. This recipe made 30 tasty cookies. Next time I’ll double it so I can decorate with a variety of toppings.

    reply to this comment >

  10. Willow | Will Cook For Friends says

    What a fun way to do a gender reveal! I love it! And your pizzelle cookies look absolutely amazing — I love pizzelles, and have always wanted to try making them at home, but have never gotten around to getting a pizzelle maker. Now I have no excuses! I’ve never had pizzelles dipped in chocolate and other tasties, either, so I will definitely have to try that!

    Also, I wanted to let you know that right now I’m doing a 12 days of cookies thing on social media, where each day I share a different cookie. I’d love to include these, if you’d be interested! I sent you a message over on Facebook, so feel free to message me there. 🙂

    reply to this comment >

    • Tricia Buice says

      Thank you so much Willow! These are so easy and delicious and I do love the extras too. The dark chocolate and coconut was my favorite – not that I tried them ALL – well maybe 🙂 Heading over the Facebook – thanks for the invite!

      reply to this comment >

  12. Mandy says

    Absolutely adore your cookies and things certainly have changed over the decades. Never even heard of a gender reveal party – what a fun idea and congratulations on the news of a granddaughter.
    Have a beautiful day.
    🙂 Mandy xo

    reply to this comment >

  15. Susan says

    I have always loved the look of pizzelles but have resisted the urge to buy another kitchen ‘toy’ 🙂 They are beautiful, Tricia and I would love the chocolate flavor. Oh dear!

    Congratulations to you and your growing family! A girl will be so much fun for you! Looks like boys all the way for us 🙂

    reply to this comment >

    • Tricia Buice says

      We really thought it would be a boy Susan – so happy to add a girl to our family. Our daughter is expecting in June but we don’t know what she’s having yet. Her son is Issac our little bruiser 🙂 Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by!

      reply to this comment >

  16. Becky Green says

    HOW FUN!!!! SO, the parents don’t know either? LOL That would be FUN!!! What a UNIQUE way to find out the gender of your child, MEMORABLE!!!! 😉 LOOOVE the pink smoke!!! Your Pizzelles look WONDERUL!!! They are SO PRETTY!!! I have been wanting a Pizzelle Iron for a LONG TIME! Just MAYBE, I should get one, now that you’ve given us a CHOCOLATE recipe!!! 😉

    reply to this comment >

    • Tricia Buice says

      Hi Becky! My son and daughter-in-law found out when we all did – it was so fun. They are excited beyond words. It is such a blessing to see two people so much in love. They’ve been married 3 years now and are ready – or at least they think they are 🙂 Have a great week!

      reply to this comment >

  17. Monique says

    OMGosh!
    I bought pink sprinkles today and we all know they aren’t for my Littles:)..Look at him all decked out in Mardi Gras:)

    This is a great idea to dip the pizzelles..funnily enough a pizzelle maker was on my list for Fl..and I had no clue which one to buy..so many mixed reviews..

    One of my dsil’s is a Harley guy:)
    Beautiful family♥
    Do you use an electric pizzelle maker?

    If so may I ask which brand?As yours seems to do a great job.
    Great pics,and your blog is so lovely.Even the comment section.

    reply to this comment >

  18. Wendy says

    Your pizzelles are STUNNING, Tricia! I would love to try this. Now in addition to my new addiction to cookie stamps and molds, I will be on the lookout for a pizzelle iron! And then you stunned me twice in one post. What a fun, personalized, and totally unique gender reveal!! Yes, times have changed. This is one of the good ways. 🙂 How exciting to now plan for a granddaughter. Congratulations. (Isaac looks so happy!)

    reply to this comment >

    • Tricia Buice says

      I love the cookie stamps and molds too Wendy – it’s just that the ones I want are crazy expensive! Let me know if you come across some great deals. It was a very fun event and very unique indeed! I think people would have a hard time one-upping this reveal 🙂 Thanks so much for the link-love too!

      reply to this comment >

  20. Monica says

    Oh Tricia – you make me wish I had a pizzelle maker! These chocolate versions steal my heart! We have been dipping cookies in chocolate and having fun but we don’t have cookies as beautiful as these. They look perfect for Christmas.

    And woah, you packed some huge happy news there! : ) So very excited for you and your family! A granddaughter to look forward to is incredible news. Yay!!! That party looked amazing, btw.

    reply to this comment >

  24. sue|theviewfromgreatisland says

    I’m so excited for your whole family Tricia — I’m biased, but little girls are THE BEST! I can’t wait to see the whole thing unfold in the coming months…
    Your pizzelles are so perfect I thought you bought them and decorated them for this post — I THINK, but I’m not sure, that I might have a pizzelle iron, I found it at a thrift store but I’ve never known what to do with it, I’m going to try it out with this recipe!

    reply to this comment >

Weeknight Dinners Made Easy

FREE EMAIL BONUS

Tips & recipes for delicious meals...

no matter your skill level!