GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The holidays bring plenty of festive celebrations and family traditions. Our Candace Monacelli and Tessa DiTirro grew up making one Italian family tradition called pizzelles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stack of golden, round pizzelle cookies on striped kitchen towel - Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Thin, crispy pizzelle 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 ...

12 Days of Cookies is a daily series this December in which local bakers show off their holiday treats. You can make a version of the cookie in the photograph with ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - From Meteorologist Samantha Roberts: Whether you were at a baby shower, a graduation party, or a wedding, you've probably tasted a pizzelle! These crisp, tasty Italian treats ...

Tracie Ritchie, the owner of Simply Homemade Pizzelles in Holden. Over the past two years, Tracie Ritchie has built her cookie-making operation, Simply Homemade Pizzelles, from a one-woman business to ...

You cannot buy a great Pizzelle waffle cookie. The genuine homemade ones are so thin and delicate, that they cannot be shipped or handled. Commercially made and shipped Pizzelles are NOT acceptable.

You are sooo right. My late mother Gemma's Pizzelles were the best I ever had. Even though I inherited and use her old Pizzelle iron, her same recipe, and techniques, my wife tells me that my ...