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Cherry almond biscotti
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4.43 from 19 votes

Cherry Almond Biscotti

This traditional Italian cookie is easy to mix up and a perfect cookie for the holidays!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: christmas cookies, cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: biscotti, cherry almond, chistmas cookies, Italian biscotti
Servings: 12 biscotti
Author: elkeliving

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter room temperature and soft
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1-¾ cups unbleached flour
  • ½ cup dried cherries coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup slivered almonds

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together until smooth butter, eggs, sugar, salt, both extracts, and baking powder.
  • With a wooden spoon mix in 1 and ¾ cups of flour.
  • Coarsely chop the cherries then mix in the dried cherries and slivered almonds.
  • Turn your cookie dough onto a floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top and cut dough evenly in half.
  • Form 2 logs out of dough (like pictured in the post). About 3 and ½ inches wide.
  • Transfer logs onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake the logs for about 30 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and let cool until just warm.
  • With a long serrated knife cut the biscotti into ¾" slices diagonally by pushing the knife through rather than using a sawing motion.
  • Place the biscotti cut side down and bake for 10 minutes. Pull them out of the oven and carefully flip them over. Bake again for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool.