Cranberry-Orange Biscotti (Adapted From Pillsbury Annual Recipes 2009)
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 6:07pm

Ingredients




1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sweet butter
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup almonds or walnuts
Glaze:

1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 teaspoon orange zest

Preparation

1 Preheat oven 350 degrees: 2 Combine sugar, brown sugar and butter and mix with an electric mixer. 3 Add 2 tsp orange zest and eggs and beat well. 4 Stir in flour and baking powder. 5 In food processor combine cranberries and nuts and chop and add to mixture. 6 Shape dough into 3 rolls about 6 inches long.  Place the rolls about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet: flatten each to form ¾ inch thick rectangle. 7 Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown and centers are firm to the touch. 8 Let cool about 5 minutes. 9 With serrated knife, cut each rectangle to ½ inch slices: place, cut side up, on cookie sheet. 10 Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until top surface is slightly dry.  Turn cookies over: bake 6 to 8 minutes longer. 11 Melt chocolate in saucepan on low heat, stirring until smooth.  Remove from heat: dip bottom side of biscotti in chocolate. 12 Store the biscotti in tightly covered container.

About


Biscotti is a great treat for dunking!  Biscotti is a hard cookie, I recommend you dunk!
Enjoy!