Our Favorite Biscotti Recipe

Ingredients

1 stick (Real) Butter

3/4 c. sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups flour

3/4 c. dark chocolate chunks

3/4 c. coursely chopped walnuts

Instructions

Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs and beat thouroughly (about 2 minutes). Sift together the dry ingredients and blend by hand with moist ingredients. Add chocolate and walnuts. Mix together well (using hands works best) and divide dough into two equal parts. Spray hands with cooking spray and form each half into a log (approx. 3" x 9"). Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool (anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour). Slice log on the diagonal into 1/2" slices and place back onto cookie sheet (Cut side down). Put back into the 350 degree oven and bake for another 5 - 7 minutes. Turn biscotti over and bake another 5 - 7 minutes. Allow to fully cool and harden just slightly. Store air tight. These freeze well too!




I like to try different combinations of ingredients in place of the chocolate chunks and walnuts. Some I've tried and liked: Dried cherries and chocolate chips -- cranberries and almonds -- white chocolate chunks and pecans.

A few times I've added baking cocoa (about 1/4 c. and using only 1 3/4 c. flour) and made a nice chocolate biscotti. Use dark chocolate chunks and white chocolate chips for a "Triple Chocolate Biscotti." YUM!