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Saturday, April 4, 2015

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.

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