Description
Biscotti is a wonderfully easy cookie to make. The chocolate and butterscotch in this recipe go perfect with coffee!
Ingredients
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- 10 tbsp. softened butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 2 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 4 1/2 c. freshly ground soft wheat flour or 3 1/2 c. white flour
- Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups butterscotch baking chips
- 2 tbsp. vegetable shortening, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a mixer with cookie paddles, combine the butter and sugar. Cream until very fluffy. Add eggs and beat on high speed for one minute.
- Add the melted chocolate chips and vanilla.
- Beat on high speed for another minute, making sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- Mix until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a 14″ log and flatten slightly with the palm of your hand – until it’s about 2″ wide.
- Place on an un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 25-28 minutes, or until it’s set.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
- Use a serrated knife to cut the logs diagonally into 3/4″ slices. Place slices onto a cookie sheet, cut-side down. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn slices; continue baking for 12 to 15 minutes or until dry and crisp. Cool completely.
- Melt butterscotch baking chips and vegetable shortening; stir until smooth.
- Pour into a small zip-lock bag and snip off a small corner. Drizzle biscotti with butterscotch. Let sit until set.
Notes
When using white flour in replacement of wheat flour, you will use less white flour. Wheat flour, when freshly milled, will soak up more liquid than white flour. Store-bought wheat flour does not need to be adjusted. I played with the amounts in this recipe and 3 1/2 c. of white seemed perfect. I also live at a high altitude, (dry), and that may affect flour in some recipes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 27 minutes
- Category: Cookies and Crackers
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1