Christmas Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup almonds, sliced
• 1/3 cup pistachios, chopped
• melted chocolate (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f.
• 2 butter and flour a cookie sheet.
• 3 in a food processor mix eggs, sugar, melted butter, extracts and zests.
• 4 in a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder and ground cloves.
• 5 gradually add the flour mixture into the egg mixture into food processor.
• 6 pulse until smooth. remove and place back into a bowl.
• 7 add cranberries and nuts mixing well.
• 8 cover with a plastic wrap and place in fridge for 40 minutes.
• 9 turn dough out onto prepared cooking sheet forming into a log 15x3 1/2".
• 10 smooth dough top and side with a slightly wet spatula.
• 11 bake for 30 minutes until edges are lightly browned and toothpick comes out clean.
• 12 cool for 20 minutes. do not turn off oven.
• 13 using a serrated knife, cut the log into 1/2" slices.
• 14 lay slices flat back onto the cookie sheet and bake another 10-12 minutes until bottom of cookie turns golden.
• 15 remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
• 16 dust with powdered sugar lightly.
• 17 dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate, if desired.