Hard Or Soft Biscotti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 165 degrees C ).
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time; beat until fluffy. Stir in the anise and vanilla extracts. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; Add them to the egg mixture along with the chopped almonds. Stir with a spoon and as the dough comes together, Knead by hand.
• Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll each piece into a log about 15 inches long. Place logs onto cookie sheets, 2 to a sheet, the long way. Flatten the logs out until they are about 3 inches wide with a slight hump going down the middle. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, loaves should be firm. Cut the loaves into diagonal slices 1/2 inch wide, place the slices onto the cookie sheets and return to the oven. Toast on one side, then turn them over to do the other side. This will take about 7 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Cream 1 cup shortening and 2 cups sugar.
• Beat in 6 eggs and 1 teaspoon anise oil.
• Gradually add alternately 1 cup milk, 6 level teaspoons baking powder, 6 cups flour and 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or almonds. Add more flour for a stiffer dough for hard biscotti (about 1 or 2 cups).
• Spoon batter onto cookie sheet into long, thin loaves because batter will spread.
• Keep in oven until golden brown.
• Remove from oven.
• Let cool, then slice. Lay sideways.
• Return to oven.
• Let brown (10 minutes). Check and turn cookies on other side.

Steps:

• Cream together the sugar and crisco.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Add Anise (or lemon) extract, salt, baking powder and milk.
• Add flour 1/2 cup at-a-time and mix together.
• Grease a cookie sheet and, using a large soup spoon, make a line of dough.
• Smooth dough to connect each mound to make one loaf.
• Bake at 350 degrees till lightly browned.
• Approximately 15 minutes.
• Frosting:.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Frosting should not be thin, nor thick, but an oozing consistency.