Crisp and light as air or chewy and sturdy, the consistency of the iconic pizzella depends on preference and pizzelle iron. These flat, round and delicate cookies are especially traditional to the ...

Maggie Masci is one of a few women who credits her mother-in-law for teaching her how to cook. The Pennsylvania native was 13 when she began watching her future mother-in-law, Christine, in the ...

TOPSFIELD - On a sunny Saturday earlier this month, Anthony Pascetta is working outside maneuvering a 10-pound cast-iron griddle with 2-foot-long handles over flames in his gas grill. Fortunately, the ...

Despite the recent popularity of such “instant” sweets as microwaveable brownie mixes, European baking traditions that employ scratch recipes still are worth the effort. One of the many delicacies we ...

One of the world’s ancient Christmas cookies is still popular today – the Italian pizzelle, a flat waffle cookie with snowflake or other delicate, double-sided designs. In the U.S. they are ...

As soon as I hit my mom’s front door, I smelled them. The anise aroma in the air gave it away. My mother was inside making her famous pizzelles. There are only three times each year I can count on ...

Whether or not you're Italian, chances are your Christmas cookie plate includes pizzelles, the classic wafer cookies that are intensely popular in Northeast Ohio. "Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York - ...

There’s something about cookie making during the holidays that grabs me. I guess it’s because some cookies are made only during this celebratory season. Many times these are heirloom, sentimental ...

“Pizzelle” means “round, flat and small,” and pizzelle are traditional Italian cookies that are round and flat like a pizza. They’re made with flour, sugar, butter and eggs, whisked together with ...

The thin, crisp, waffle-like cookies, which measure about 4 1/2-inches across, can be eaten plain, dusted with confectioners’ sugar, or sandwiched with jam, chocolate ganache, nutella, or even ice ...