Dark Chocolate Dipped Anise Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 3 ounces dark chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 deg. f.
• 2 lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• 3 combine flour, aniseed, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• 4 place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat at medium speed with a mixer until blended (about 2 minutes).
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating until just blended.
• 7 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 7 times.
• 8 shape the dough into a 12" long roll.
• 9 place roll on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat to 1" thickness.
• 10 bake for 40 minutes.
• 11 remove roll from baking sheet; cool 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• 12 reduce oven to 300 deg. f.
• 13 cut roll crosswise into 22 slices.
• 14 place cut side down, on baking sheet.
• 15 bake for 10 minutes.
• 16 turn cookies over and bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool).
• 17 cool cookies completely on wire rack.
• 18 heat chocolate in a small heavy saucepan over low heat for 5 minutes or until melted; stir.
• 19 dip cookies, top sides down, in chocolate; allow excess chocolate to drip back into pan.
• 20 place cookies, chocolate sides up, on a baking sheet.
• 21 let stand 1 hour or until set.