Mom's Pizzelles

Italian cookie. Servings is a guess.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 25

Ingredients

• 12  eggs
• 3  cups sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups margarine, melted
•  anise seed, to taste
• 1  teaspoon  anise extract (optional)
• 2  slices vanilla
• 1  large orange, grated rind and strained juice

Directions

1. Beat eggs and sugar until light and foamy.
2. Add melted margarine a little at a time. Add anise seed, anise flavoring, vanilla, grated rind and orange juice. Gradually add flour to make very light dough, light enough to drop on the pizzelle maker with a spoon.
3. Preheat pizzelle maker and grease with margarine just before using.
4. Use a knife to push down off from spoon.
5. (You can halve this recipe.).