Chocolate Biscotti

Biscotti, also known as Cantuccini, are twice-baked cookies originating in the Italian City of Prato.

These are made dry and crunchy through cutting the loaf of dough while still hot and fresh from baking in the oven.

Chocolate Biscotti

Ingredients:

3 tbsp Butter, softened

3/4 cup White Sugar

1 Egg

1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 cup All-purpose Flour

1/4 cup Dark Cocoa Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 cup semisweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together; Add-in egg, and beat well.

Add-in vanilla, mix well until combined.

In separate bowl, Add-in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir well.

Add-in flour mixture to Butter mixture in thirds; Mix well, making sure all dry ingredients are incorporated before adding more.

Fold-in the chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven to 175°C.

On a well greased baking sheet with parchment paper, place and shape dough into a 6x2" log.

Bake the dough in the oven for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut loaf into 1/2" slices, and place back on the baking sheet, cut side down.

Bake again for 8 minutes; Then turn cookies over, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Cool the baked cookies completely on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

Happy Eating!!

Note:

These can be nice presents too! Place them in a fancy box or large cellophane plastic then tie both with nice ribbons and you have the perfect gift.^^