While gathering Christmas decorations from our storage room, I stumbled upon this…
My pizzelle maker!
Happy happy day!!
I thought to myself, what can I do with this? Pizzelles, of course, but I didn’t want it to be just any pizzelle. It needed to be special.
And then it dawned on me…peppermint! I’ve yet to make a peppermint treat, this season…
So the wheels started turning and I came up with Peppermint Pizzelles with Candy Cane Buttercream.
Mmm-hmmmm.
It’s been a long time since I’ve made pizzelles.
Which is really quite a shame, given how simple they are.
And how easily they adapt to a multitude of fun flavors!
I tell you what, if you like peppermint, you will love these!
I’ve included it in every layer.
It’s in your batter.
It’s in your buttercream.
And it’s in your candy cane.
You make the pizzelle. You allow it to cool. You frost it with buttercream. You sprinkle it with powdered sugar. And you finish with a crumble of candy cane…
You’ll probably want to batten down the hatches for this peppermint storm!
Buon Appetito!
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Peppermint Pizzelles with Candy Cane Buttercream
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 Tbsp. peppermint extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 – 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp. peppermint extract
- 4 Tbsp. milk
- crushed candy cane
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fully combined.
- Add oil, vanilla and peppermint extract and mix again.
- Sift flour and baking powder, add to egg mixture, and mix a final time.
- Batter will be thick and dough-like.
- Follow directions given for use of the pizzelle maker.
- When machine is preheated, drop batter by tablespoonfuls on the center of grid pattern.
- Baking will take approximately 30 seconds depending on your preference for browning.
- Remove pizzelle from the grid and place on the counter to cool.
- In the meantime, prepare buttercream.
- In a small bowl, mix softened butter, confectioners’ sugar, peppermint and milk.
- Spread buttercream on cooled pizzelles.
- Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
- Crumble candy cane over top.
Ciao!
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These look like the perfect Christmas cookie!! TOTALLY crushing on these. I love how thin they are!
Thanks, Katrina!! They are a nice light dainty cookie!
Well I certainly hope these make an appearance at the Christmas dessert table next week! Delish, mama!
Thanks, Luc…I was thinking about putting you on pizzelle duty! 🙂
I’ve never heard of pizelles before omg!!!!! Annie, this looks so beautiful! I love the peppermint overload in them… so perfect this time of the year!!!!! That Candy Cane buttercream sounds incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
Thank you, Samina!! This was a fun one!! Powdered sugar everywhere! 🙂
My mom used to have a pizzelle maker – but I never got the chance to use it! And then she got rid of it … maybe I’ll just have to buy one myself!
Hahah! It might be time! Thanks, Ashley!!
Annie, this is absolutely gorgeous! Can you come over and make my holiday desserts for me please? I’m not to proud to beg!!! 🙂 I would love to have this on my holiday table!
Hahah! I would love to! Then when I’m finished we could share in some of your shrimp avocado tostadas! Thanks, Kristi! 🙂
these are beautiful! the designs are so delicate! I do not have a pizzelle maker but this definitely makes me want one!
Awww…thanks, Michele! 🙂