Chocolate Biscotti
 This Chocolate Biscotti has a wonderful deep chocolate flavor provided by the using two types of chocolate, cocoa powder and chocolate chips. It can also be considered a chocolate almond biscotti since the recipe calls for chopped almonds. You can leave them out if you want.
Most biscotti recipes will have you make two smaller logs of dough, resulting in smaller cookies but we have also left the dough as one large log without any problems. Sometimes we prefer to make larger cookies as seen in the picture to the right. You can also see where we flattened the top of the dough log before the first baking to give them a traditional appearance.
You may find that the dough will crumble a bit when you are cutting it into slices. If this bothers you, then you can put it back in the oven for a few more minutes to help it firm up a bit more.
Chocolate Biscotti Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
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- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
- 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together the 3 eggs, sugar, vanilla & almond extracts.
- Gradually stir in the dry ingredients, then mix in the nuts and the chocolate chips until the dough starts to stiffen.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
- Divide the dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into two logs the length of the baking sheet.
- Transfer the logs onto the baking sheet, evenly spaced apart.
- Gently flatten the tops of the logs with your hands.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until the dough feels firm to the touch.
- Remove the cookie dough from the oven and cool 15 minutes.
- On a cutting board, use a thin serrated bread knife to cut the cookies into 1/2-inches slices.
- Lay the cookies cut side down on baking sheets and return to the oven for 20 minutes, turning the baking sheet midway during baking, until the cookies feel mostly firm.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and place them on a cooling rack to cool completely.
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