Santas Biscotti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF & grease or spray a large cookie sheet.
• Mix sugar & butter till light & fluffy. Add vanilla & eggs, beat until smooth. Stir in baking mix, spices & salt till combined.
• Turn dough onto baking sheet and pat into a 10-inch by 3-inch rectangle.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Cut into 3/4-inch slices & place cut side up on cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn each piece over & bake 10 minutes more. Remove from oven & sheet & cool on a rack.
• In a small saucepan, heat chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until fully melted. (could do this in the microwave).
• Spread chocolate on 1 side of cooled biscotti or dip to coat 1/2 of length.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cream butter, sugar and flavoring. Beat in eggs and egg yolks, one at a time. Add the flour mixture and almonds.
• Turn out on a floured board and knead gently until smooth.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a roll, 1 1/2 inch in diameter.
• Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 30 - 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• Cut diagonally into slices 2/3 inch wide.
• Place back onto cookie sheet and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes for crisp cookies.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F, with one rack positioned in the center and one directly below; toast walnuts and anise seeds just until golden, 4 to 5 minutes, cool and chop together on a cutting board.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour,baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl whisk together remaining ingredients (eggs, sugar, butter, oil,lemon peel,lemon juice) until smooth.
• Stir egg mixture into flour mixture, then stir in walnuts and anise seeds; (Dough will be soft, that's okay).
• Divide dough in half, lightly grease a large cookie sheet; with floured hands, shape dough into two 14x2-1/2-inch logs,slightly rounded in center; Bake on center rack until firm to the touch,30 minutes;let cool 20 minutes, (Leave oven on).
• Transfer logs to a cutting board; with serrated knife,gently cut logs on a angle into 1/2-inch-thick slices; lay slices on 2 ungreased cookie sheets, bake until biscotti are lightly browned around edges, 10 minutes.
• Flip biscotti over on cookie sheet reversing positions when you put them back in the oven; bake 10 minutes more, transfer biscotti to wire racks to cool.