Hazelnut Coconut Chocolate Biscotti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place hazelnuts in a resealable plastic bag; crush nuts using a mallet or rolling pin., Beat egg, sugar and milk until light and thick; add vanilla. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir in orange zest. Gradually beat into egg mixture (dough will be thick). Fold in chocolate chips and crushed hazelnuts by hand., On an ungreased baking sheet, shape dough into a 9x5-in. rectangle. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks until firm, 5-10 minutes. , Reduce oven setting to 325°. Transfer baked rectangle to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place on baking sheet, cut sides down. Return to oven and bake until crisp, 6-8 minutes on each side. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.,

Steps:

• 1. heat oven to 350 and toast hazelnuts on sheet pan for about 20 minutes or until slightly brown. Remove from oven and put aside to cool. Put the coconut on a sheet pan and toast for about 5 minutes as well. Watch coconut. You want it to be light golden in color. Coconut toasts up quickly.
• 2. Whisk the sugar,cocoa,flour,salt,baking powder,and baking soda in a big bowl.Set bowl aside.
• 3. In another bowl. Whisk the eggs,water,butter,and vanilla together. add to chocolate mixture. Mix with hands until crumbly. Add the chocolate chips,coconut,and cooled hazelnuts. Put your hands in and mix to a moist ball. It takes a little bit to get it to combine. wash your hands,and Flour hands lightly. before handling the ball again to place and shape on pan before rolling.
• 4. Roll ball in to a log about 16 inches long,1 inch thick,and 5 inches wide.Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10-15 minutes. Cut loaf in to 3/4-1 inch slices. Place slices carefully on their sides. Put back in the oven and bake 10 minutes. Take out of oven and flip cookies over,and bake another 10 minutes. For a crispier cookie bake 5 minutes longer on each side.or just cool after 10 minutes on each side. They will harden up after they cool.) Cool cookies.
• 5. Take the pieces and line them up side by side as if putting the log back together. Melt the chocolate chips with the shortening in a double boiler. Stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle the chocolate over the Biscotti top. I place the chocolate in a plastic baggie and snip the corner to squeeze the drizzle over the top more evenly. cool or refrigerate until chocolate sets. Store in air tight container or freeze up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread hazelnuts on baking sheet and toast about 10 minutes, until lightly browned. If hazelnuts are not blanched, toast them until the skins begin to crack, then remove them from oven and wrap them in clean linen or cotton towel (not terrycloth). Rub hot nuts to remove most of the skin. Set toasted nuts aside.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, espresso powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder together and set aside.
• Beat eggs lightly, just until blended, in mixing bowl with whisk or in electric mixer. Remove two tablespoons of egg mixture to small dish and set aside. Beat sugar into remaining eggs until blended. Stir in flour mixture to form soft dough.
• Divide the dough in half and place one portion on a well-floured work surface. With floured hands, pat it into a six-inch square. Scatter half the hazelnuts on the dough and press them into the surface. Roll the dough into a cylinder about 2 inches in diameter and 12 to 15 inches long. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and place the roll of dough on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough. Brush the tops of both rolls with the reserved egg.
• Place in the oven and bake about 15 minutes, until golden and firm to the touch. Transfer to a cutting board and cut on an angle into slices one-half-inch thick. Return the slices to the baking sheet, standing them up, and return them to the oven. Bake another 20 minutes, until they are crisp and dry. Allow to cool completely before storing or serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, and both sugars together, about 4 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Add the hazelnuts and stir until just combined.
• Using a tablespoon measure, drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet, spacing the mounds about 4 inches apart. Use the tines of a fork to flatten each mound. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.