Cranberry Biscotti

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Coconut Biscotti

The Christmas Holiday cookie give-away is over, and the Christmas bake goodies are too "passe" now. I decided to make Cranberry Biscotti - a cookie that can be stored and can last for a while and is great for dunking in your favorite coffee or tea.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter {1 1/2 stick}

1/2 cup sugar {or more if you want it sweeter}

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. flavoured extract

2 tsp. lemon extract

3 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cups cranberries, nuts, raisins {chopped up}

Directions:

Cream butter, and sugar. Beat eggs, add vanilla extract, flavoured extract and lemon zest. Combine 3 cups flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir the nut mixture. Divide dough in two and form into logs. Flatten to about 3/4 thickness. Bake at 325 for 25-35 minutes until edges start to brown. {the logs look very thin, but they will rise in the oven}. Try to get the ends as square as possible to reduce the number of malformed pieces. Rest the baked dough 5 minutes, then use a sharp knife to cut it into 1/2 slices. Lay the slices down on the cookie sheet and bake 5-10 minutes on each side. The object of this is just to dry them out, so don't wait for them to brown. The longer you dry them the harder they will be, and the better for tipping in coffee. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

*****Class Things Up*****

I made these biscotti to give as a gifts but before I do I like to add a little something extra.

Melt some chocolate in a double boiler. Dip the bottom of each biscotti in the chocolate and set on a parchment lined sheet to cool.

Wrap a dozen or so biscotti in a cellophane bag and label so that the recipient knows to enjoy them with their favorite hot drink.

I used 90% cocoa from Lindt chocolates.{or use whatever chocolate you have on hand}. Do the double boiler method to not burn the melted chocolate.

Yummy!

Let the chocolate completely cool and hardened.{it could take hours*- just leave it overnight on the counter, and the next morning it will be drier and hardened- the better it is for dunking in your coffee or tea}.

Don't these look so cute? I would be too happy to get one!

So deliciously  festive!

Cranberry  Biscotti! These are so easy to make and will really impress your guests.