Chocolate Almond Biscotti

One of my dad's favorite sweet treats is biscotti so when we headed to Ohio to visit my parents, I took along a double batch of biscotti for my dad.  I love this crunchy cookie because they are freezable and easily packable and just plain delicious.

Chocolate Amaretto Biscotti
½ cup butter                                      2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup sugar                                       1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs                                               ¼ cup cocoa
3 Tablespoon amaretto                     ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon almond extract              ¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup toasted almonds








Cream butter and sugar.








Add eggs, almond extract and amaretto.

Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.

Stir in almonds.
 

Divide dough in thirds.  Shape each into a 2x9” loaf and place on cookie sheets.







Bake 20-24 minutes at 375.

Cool 10 minutes.  Cut diagonally into 1/2 “ thick slices and lay flat on cookie sheets.

 
Bake 6 minutes.  Turn over.

 
Bake another 6 minutes. 

I enjoyed my biscotti while I sitting on my parents porch, looking out over the Sandusky bay and watching the birds float by.  I love summer.

 

Ciao!

Chocolate Amaretto Biscotti
½ cup butter                                      2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup sugar                                       1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs                                               ¼ cup cocoa
3 Tablespoon amaretto                     ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon almond extract              ¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup toasted almonds

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, almond extract and amaretto.  Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.  Stir in almonds.  Divide dough in thirds.  Shape each into a 2x9” loaf and place on cookie sheets.  Bake 20-24 minutes at 375.  Cool 10 minutes.  Cut diagonally into 1/2 “ thick slices and lay flat on cookie sheets.  Bake 6 minutes.  Turn over.  Bake another 6 minutes.