Chocolate Cherry Biscotti
Chocolate Cherry Biscotti
Prep time: 45 minutes plus decorating.
Baking time: 1 hour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
¼ teas. Salt
3 large eggs
¾ cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted and cooled
1 T grated orange peel
1 teas. Vanilla extract
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate squares, cut into ¼-inch pieces (omit chocolate and use chopped almonds)
1 ½ cups candies red cherries, halved
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
(I do not use the chocolate; instead I dust with powdered sugar)
Makes approx. 6 dozen cookies
Prep time: 45 minutes plus decorating.
Baking time: 1 hour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
¼ teas. Salt
3 large eggs
¾ cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted and cooled
1 T grated orange peel
1 teas. Vanilla extract
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate squares, cut into ¼-inch pieces (omit chocolate and use chopped almonds)
1 ½ cups candies red cherries, halved
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
(I do not use the chocolate; instead I dust with powdered sugar)
- Heat oven to 325. Arrange oven racks in center and lower thirds of oven. Grease a cookie sheet. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Beat eggs in mixer bowl at medium-high speed, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugar. At low speed, beat in butter, orange peel and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and cherries.
- Divide dough into thirds. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 14 x 1 ½-inch log. Arrange logs 2 ½ inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Bake on bottom oven rack 30 minutes until firm. Cool on pan on wire rack, 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 275. Carefully transfer logs to cutting board. With serrated knife, gently slice each log diagonally into ½ inch slices. Arrange slices cut side down 1 inch apart on 2 large ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bakes 30 minutes until cut sides feel dry to the touch, switching and rotating cookie sheets after 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
- To decorate: Stack cookies rounded side up on a sheet of wax paper. Spoon melted chocolate into a plastic storage bag; cut a very small hole in one corner. Drizzle chocolate over tops of cookies. Let stand until chocolate sets.
Makes approx. 6 dozen cookies