: pizzella) are Italian waffle cookies made with flour, eggs, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, and flavoring (usually anise or anisette, or vanilla or lemon zest).

[2] Pizzelle are named prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali abruzzesi (traditional agri-food product of Abruzzo) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests.

[3] Pizzelle are known to be one of the oldest cookies[clarification needed] and are thought to have originated from the ancient Roman crustulum.

It is also common to sandwich two pizzelle with cannoli cream (ricotta blended with sugar) or hazelnut spread.

Pizzelle, while still warm, can also be rolled into a tubular shape using a wooden dowel to create cannoli shells.