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Chocolate Nut Biscotti
Description
Wonderful recipe for Chocolate Biscotti with a hint of orange. Wow.
Ingredients
- 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, quartered
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup whole toasted almonds
- 3/4 cup toasted walnut pieces
Methods/steps
- Melt 3 squares quartered chocolate. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs. Then add melted chocolate. Add remaining ingredients except chopped chocolate and nuts, beating until blended.
- Stir in chopped chocolate and nuts. Spoon half of dough onto long side of greased and floured cookie sheet, shaping into long log, about 2 inches wide. About 2 inches apart, repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cut logs into 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Return cookies to cookie sheet, cut side down. Bake 20 minutes longer turning cookies over once during baking. Cool completely. Store in airtight container.
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