Delicious Italian Biscotti

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup walnuts
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line baking pan with parchment paper.
• 3 crush walnuts up, making them textured but neither ground nor whole.
• 4 whisk flour and baking powder.
• 5 beat sugar, butter, lemon zest, and anise.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time.
• 7 add flour mixture gradually.
• 8 add cranberries and walnuts (dough gets very thick).
• 9 form dough into a 13 inch long 3 inch wide log.
• 10 bake 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
• 11 cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 12 cut into 1 inch wide cookies.
• 13 put back on pan and bake for 15 more minutes.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 if desired, dip ends in melted , dark or milk chocolate and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• 16 serve!