Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Chocolate chip biscotti are simple to make! Don't get intimidated by this classic Italian snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup room temperature butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3.5 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup chocolate drops
Instructions
- Beat together butter and sugar. add eggs one by one, then add vanilla extract.
- Add eggs to the butter and sugar mixture, one by one, beating in between each egg addition.
- Add vanilla extract to the butter, egg, and sugar mixture, then beat.
- Whisk together the flour with the baking powder and salt to form a dry ingredient mixture
- Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture in small amounts. As you add more flour, you may prefer to knead with your hands.
- Add chopped walnuts and chocolate chips to the mixture and mix to incorporate.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 300°F
- Divide the dough in half, if it is difficult to work with the dough, moisten your hands with water.
- Make a loaf shape out of each half of dough and place it on a baking tray lined with parchment.
- Bake for 35 minutes until golden at 300°F.
- Remove dough from oven, and increase Take out of oven, increase temperature to 350°F (170°С), after the dough has cooled enough to work with, cut into ½ inch slices.
- Place cut side down on a baking tray and bake for approximately 7 minutes on one side, then flip and bake and 7 minutes on other side.
Notes
You can cover biscotti with dark or white chocolate for an extra treat!