Chocolate Chip Biscotti
I don’t know about you, but I sure do love biscotti They make an excellent dipping sweet treat for a nice steaming cup of hot chocolate or coffee. If you caught my latest photo over at facebook, you can tell I’ve been busy in the kitchen baking up these awesome Chocolate Chip Biscotti! Biscotti can be found in just about any gourmet coffee shop. I recently had an amazing biscotti at the La Lanterna Caffe in Greenwich Village and since then, I’ve been having biscotti on my mind. These twice baked crisp Italian treats are fairly easy to make. The best part is that since these cookies are dried out, they can be stored for a long time in a air-tight container. Grab a cup of java joe or hot cocoa and have a biscotti 
Chocolate Chip Biscotti
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cold margarine or butter
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup semisweet-chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
In large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
add the butter into the flour
Use a hand mixer on low speed to cut in butter until the mixture resembles a fine crumb texture
Spoon 1 tablespoon of beaten eggs into a cup and set aside
Add vanilla and remaining beaten eggs to flour mixture
lastly add the chocolate chips. Go ahead and have a few chips, I had one or five chips, but shhhh
Beat until evenly moistened. Here’s where it got really messy and I could not snap any photos. Sorry! Use your hands to knead the mixture a few times in a bowl until a doughy ball forms
On a floured surface, with floured hands,rRoll the dough into a large log about 15 inches long
Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper and place log in the middle. Press down into the dough to form a rectangular oval like shape
With pastry brush, brush the tops and sides of the log with the reserved egg. It should look glossy and semi-shiny
Bake for 25 minutes. There may be some small cracks in the baked dough, but do not worry about it. They hold up really well once you slice them. Cool the log for about 10 minutes.
Using a sharp knife, cut the warm log into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices
Place slices upright, 1/4 inch apart on the cookie sheet
Bake slices for 8-10 minutes to allow the biscotti to dry out. Keep an eye on them to make sure that they do not burn. I would say 8 minutes tops, but every oven is different. Cool completely,the biscotti will harden as they cool down.
Go have some of these chocolatey biscotti with a nice glass of milk!
Looks great! I just got a new Silpat for Christmas, so I’ve been meaning to try some biscotti recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Easy, delicious and chocoholics will love these Biscottis. Excellent with a cup of coffee
Cheers,
Gera
Yum! Perfect for my morning coffee.
Oh now this biscotti really looks great! Perfect morning breakfast or afternoon “tea” time treat!
Culinarily yours,
CCR
=:~)
I love me some biscotti! Great step by step photos!
Your biscotti look absolutely beautiful! Love the step-by-step… so easy!!
Whether you call it Biscotti or Mandel Bread, I love this stuff. I think I could actually live on it!
Since I don’t drink java, I usually pair it up with an ice cold glass of milk … MMMMMMMmmmmmmm!
Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Looks great, just what I need in the morning with my cup of coffee
Love, love, love biscotti. I always have biscotti with my coffee. My little one can’t have his hot chocolate without a biscotti. Great recipe, thanks!
Your biscotti look amazing. Mine never turn out that well. I will definitely have to give your recipe a try. Yum!
Looks yummy!! Great for a coffee break!!
I’ve never made biscotti – they seemed so mysterious! No more! Thanks for a fun post!
This looks really good and doable! I could have one right now with some coffee.
I definitely love biscotti, most especially chocolates. They look perfect.
Oh man, beautiful photos! I keep telling myself I’m going to make biscotti, I so love it. Haven’t gotten to it yet, thanks for the push!
I think I can have these by itself! Loving it babe…
Those look amazing! I’m addicted to biscoti and will definitely have to try these.
Ah, that’s how they get sliced and so hard! You bake them twice. I always wondered about that.
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I like the step by step pictuers it makes the whole thing much easier .. thanks
These biscotti are scrumptious!
What delicious chocolate chip biscotti! My favorites!
Looks like a good recipe. Isn’t it amazing how dipping these babies totally changes their texture?
I love biscotti too! I am bookmarking your recipe
BTW, I’m BACK! 
Yummy biscotti! I don’t make biscotti so often as I failed a few times before. But I’ll definitely try your recipe, hope I’ll succeed this time. Thanks for the recipe.