Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Biscotti

The combination of dark chocolate chips and cranberries in these biscotti will make your taste buds sing!

Serves: 2 dozen

Prep Time: 10min

Cooking Time: 40 min

Total:  50 min

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or dried cranberries (or 1/4 cup of both)
3/4 whole raw almonds
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. orange zest
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 egg white, lightly beaten

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, chocolate chips or cranberries and almonds.  Make a well in the centre.
2. In another bowl, stir eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and orange zest.
3. Pour wet mixture into the well of the dry mixture, and stir to combine.  The dough should be slightly sticky.
4. Divide dough in half, then shape two logs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.  They should be 2 inches apart, to make room for spreading.
5. Brush with egg whites and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 20 minutes.
6. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes and cut into slices with a sharp knife.
7. Spread cookies so that they are not touching one another and return to oven to bake for another 20 minutes, or until golden.
8. Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
9. Store in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

Recipe from The 250 Best Cookie Recipes (2001, p.90).