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    Home » Dessert » Snowflake Cookies

    Jan 25, 2012 · Updated: Dec 20, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments ·

    Snowflake Cookies

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    Vanilla and chocolate pizzelle cookies on a tray with glasses of chocolate milk

    We finally got some snow here in the Midwest, pretty much our first real snow and it’s mid-January!  The kids also had their first snow day, which is always fun. The delicate snow-covered trees got me thinking about pizzelles, which are light little Italian cookies that look a lot like snowflakes and go perfect with hot cocoa after playing in the snow.

    This is one of those recipes that requires a new little gadget, a pizzelle press (ok, twist my arm). My mom passed along a vintage krumkake maker, a seriously troublesome device that presses batter and is held over a hot burner to bake.  After burning the heck out of my fingers and cookies, saying too many bad words cursing the hearty and stoic Norwegians, I broke down and bought an electric machine. It works like a charm, and my cookies are beautiful.

    This batter is easiest to make in a food processor, but can be mixed by hand.  Regular flour works as well as cake flour, but the cookies are far lighter with cake flour.  Now I’ve opened up a whole new world of fun cookies to explore: next up cannelloni, stroopwafel, krumkake…

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    • Total Time: 11 minutes
    • Yield: 30 1x
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    Description

    These pizzelle cookies are egg-free and dairy-free. They also happen to be vegan.  Both the chocolate and vanilla cookie batters use the same method!


    Ingredients

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    Vanilla

    • 1 1/2 cups cake flour (I use Swan’s Down Cake Flour)
    • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 cup melted dairy-free margarine 
    • 3/4 cup dairy-free milk substitute (I used Silk Pure Coconut, but soy or rice would work)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Chocolate

    • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
    • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 cup melted dairy-free margarine
    • 3/4 cup dairy-free milk substitute (I used Silk Pure Coconut, but soy or rice would work)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Instructions

    1. Same method for both type of batter!
    2. In a food processor, mix the dry ingredients together: flour, powdered sugar, salt and cocoa (if making chocolate).
    3. Add the wet ingredients: melted margarine, coconut milk, vanilla. Pulse until smooth.
    4. Heat up the pizzelle press and bake according to the manufacturers instructions. I sprayed the press with cooking oil first, then used a generous tablespoon of batter and baked for about a minute.

    Equipment

    Pizzelle Maker

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    Swan’s Down Cake Flour

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    Notes

    I used Fleischmann’s Unsalted Margarine and Silk Coconut Milk as my margarine and dairy-free milk today. See my post on dairy-free butter alternatives and dairy-free milk alternatives if you need ideas. 

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 1 minute
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Baked
    • Cuisine: Italian

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    About Meg

    Hi there! I ♡ cooking , I ♡ being a pediatrician, and I ♡ camping in our Airstream. All the Speedbump recipes are dairy-free, egg-free, and nut-free for the food allergic kids here. 🚫🥛🥚🥜

    Please leave a comment, rate the recipe, let me know what you think!

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    Comments

    1. Jen says

      March 07, 2012 at 6:31 am

      Your blog always makes me so hungry! Awesome photos!
      Jennifer at dairyfreediner.wordpress.com

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    2. snenny says

      October 08, 2012 at 5:57 pm

      These look amazing! I have a waffle maker, but it makes veeeery thin, almost wafer-like waffles. I’m tempted to try these on there. Roughly how many does the recipe make? Bet they’d be lovely for ice-cream sarnies too.

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    3. Carissarissa says

      September 03, 2013 at 3:21 pm

      Thank you for posting this recipe! My mom made pizzelle’s evey year for Christmas & I was recently lamenting that my DD who was diagnosed with multiple food allergies will never get to eat one. Can’t wait to try these this winter!

      Reply
    4. Tracy S says

      December 10, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      I can’t wait to try these. Do you recommend greasing the pizzelle iron first? How long did you cook each cookie? Thanks.

      Reply
    5. Meg says

      December 11, 2013 at 12:59 pm

      Hi Tracy! I sprayed the iron with some baking spray first. They cooked quite fast, like under 60 seconds or so depending on how hot your iron gets. I usually let them cook until the steam coming off the iron starts to slow down, then I take a peek to see if they’re done!

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    6. Tracy S says

      December 14, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      Thanks so much for responding. Sorry I missed the cooking spray bit in the recipe. I made them and they turned out great – crispy and delicious! They stuck a little to the iron even with greasing it in between cookies. They pryed off a bit easier if they were thicker and I ended up cooking them for about 11/2 – 2 minutes. Thanks so much for the great recipes and blog!

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    7. Katie says

      September 17, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      I am so excited for this pizzelle recipe! I usually make 12 dozen but haven’t since my kids are allergic to egg. I can sub everything else but didn’t know how to take a dozen eggs out of my recipe. We use anise oil so I will sub that for the vanilla. Can’t wait for Christmas!

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      • Meg says

        September 23, 2014 at 10:05 am

        Anise oil sounds like a great idea Katie! Have fun!

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    8. darialise says

      December 14, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      Can’t wait to try this recipe, I’ve made most of my cookie recipes vegan except pizzelles….so excited!! Wished I had cake flour so I could make them right now. I always add anise seeds to mine, family loves them!!

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    9. lisa says

      December 23, 2014 at 3:41 pm

      Not bad. Compared to my egg recipe pizzelle, they are okay. Not comparing them to the recipe I think this cookie for being vegan and egg free is really good. I used anise instead of vanilla and increased it from 1tsp to 1 tablespoon.

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    10. Erin says

      December 19, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      These are outstanding! We’ve been making them for 3 years now, and they are our family’s favorite cookie by far. The only downside (I say this with a grin) is that you need the pizzelle iron, but this recipe alone makes the purchase worthwhile. Thank you for sharing this, and all your other delicious recipes.

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    11. Angel says

      December 27, 2018 at 2:23 pm

      Sounds delicious! How many pizzelles does this recipe make?

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      • Nancy says

        September 10, 2019 at 12:40 pm

        About 30

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    12. Nancy says

      September 10, 2019 at 12:41 pm

      I used my Blendtec & coconut oil …. made vanilla, chocolate and almond pizzelles
      YUMMIE!!!!!!

      Reply
    13. Beth says

      October 07, 2019 at 8:13 pm

      Recipe is a good idea but needs a LOT of modification for health sake!!! OMG! You are a pediatrition and seem to know nothing about nutrition!!! Dangerous! Please study up for your own sake and that of your children and patients. Dr Hyman would be a start.

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      • Meg says

        October 07, 2019 at 8:40 pm

        Thanks for reading Beth. Do you have a specific suggestion on how to modify this?

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    14. Cicely says

      December 23, 2019 at 9:36 am

      there is no ingredient to replace the egg. mine fell apart in the pizelle maker. turned out to be a crumbly mess. disappointed.

      Reply
    15. Margaret McCusker says

      December 05, 2020 at 10:11 am

      Is it okay to use Lactaid milk? Thanks!

      Reply
    16. Karen says

      January 01, 2024 at 10:51 am

      I made the vanilla version of these yesterday with my dear mother who is used to doing a batter with eggs and they turend out great! I always sub out half of the vanilla in baking recipes for half almond extract. Great flavor and texture. Mom said they were “perfect.” Thank you for this recipe 🙂

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    17. Jane McDonald says

      May 01, 2024 at 6:36 pm

      I’m so pleased with this recipe! My granddaughter is very allergic both dairy and eggs so THANK YOU! We made both versions and they are equally delicious.

      Reply

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