Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 9 mins Preparation Time: 36 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 ounce chocolate, melted (1 square)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 in a bowl, combine first 3 ingredients.
• 3 in bowl of electric mixer, on high speed, beat margarine and sugar 2 minutes, or until fluffy.
• 4 beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
• 5 reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture 30 seconds or until combined.
• 6 add almonds and mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
• 7 shape dough into 9-inch by 5-inch loaf; place on foil-lined baking sheet.
• 8 bake for 18 minutes, or until top springs back.
• 9 cool 15 minutes.
• 10 reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees fahrenheit.
• 11 cut loaf into 1/2-inch slices; arrange cut side down on baking sheet.
• 12 bake 15 minutes; turn off oven.
• 13 turn biscotti over; let sit in oven 15 minutes.
• 14 cool.
• 15 drizzle melted chocolate over biscotti.