Pizzelle Waffle Cones

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recipe by Saveur https://saveur.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    88
based on 1 ratings

When these Italian wafer cookies are rolled immediately after cooking, they turn into crisp ice cream cones. Use a pizzelle maker to get these pretty patterns on your cones, or use this batter with any waffle cone maker.

Inspired by: http://www.saveur.com/pizzelle-waffle-cones-recipe

recipe updated Nov 17, 2021

Ingredients

  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    195 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    ½ teaspoon
  • Kosher salt icon
    Kosher salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    110 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    60 ml
  • Almond extract icon
    Almond extract
    ½ teaspoon
  • Vanilla bean pod icon
    Vanilla bean pod
    ½
  • Lemon zest icon
    Lemon zest
    1 teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    7 tablespoons
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Microwave
  • kCook icon Waffle iron
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Small glass bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and kosher salt to a clean medium bowl
  2. Whisk briefly and set aside
  3. Add granulated sugar and egg to a clean large mixing bowl
  4. Beat until pale and light - 4 min
  5. Mix in milk and almond extract to the sugar-egg mixture
  6. Add vanilla bean pod and lemon zest
  7. Fold dry ingredients into batter
  8. Add unsalted butter to a clean small glass bowl
  9. Melt in microwave
  10. Add melted butter to batter and mix until just combined
  11. Let rest - 15 min
  12. Pre-heat waffle iron
  13. Brush with unsalted butter
  14. Scoop batter onto waffle cone maker
  15. Cook until light golden, about 1-2 minutes
  16. Use your fingers to wrap wafer into a cone shape while hot
  17. Let cool seam-side down on a baking sheet until crisp
  18. Serve immediately
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