This traditional Italian cookie is easy to mix up and a perfect cookie for the holidays!
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time50mins
Total Time1hr
Course: christmas cookies, cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: biscotti, cherry almond, chistmas cookies, Italian biscotti
Servings: 12biscotti
Author: elkeliving
Ingredients
1stickbutterroom temperature and soft
2eggs
2teaspoonbaking powder
⅔cupsugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
¼teaspoonsalt
1-¾cupsunbleached flour
½cup dried cherriescoarsely chopped
½cupslivered 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.