MARBLED BISCOTTI
List of Ingredients
- 1 STICK SWEET SOFTENED BUTTER
- 1 CUP SUGAR
- 2 EGGS
- 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
- 2 1/2 CUPS FLOOUR
- 1 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
- 1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA
- 1 3/4 CUPS MINI M & M'S CHOCOLATE BITS, DIVIDED
- 1 CUP SLIVERED ALMONDS TOASTED
- 1/4 CUP UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER
- 2 TABLELSPOONS INSTANT ESPRESSO GRANULE COFFEE
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 350°, LIGHTLY GREASE COOKIE SHEETS, SET ASIDE.
- IN A LARGE BOWL, CREAM BUTTER AND SUGAR UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY, BEAT IN EGGS AND VANILLA.
- IN A MEDIUM BOWL, COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND BAKING SODA AND BLEND WELL, ADD TO CREAMED MIXTURE. ( DOUGH WILL BE STIFF).
- STIR IN 1 1/4 CUPS OF M & M'S AND NUTS. DIVIDE DOUGH IN HALF.
- ADD COCOA POWDER AND COFFEE GRANULES TO ONE HALF OF DOUGH, MIXING TO BLEND WELL.
- ON WELL FLOURED SURFACE, GENTLY KNEAD DOUGH TOGETHER JUST ENOUGH TO MARBLE.
- DIVIDE DOUGH IN HALF AND GENTLY ROLL EACH HALF INTO A 12 X 2" LOG, PLACE ON PREPARED COOKIE SHEETS AT LELASLT 4" APART.
- PRESS REMAINING 1/2 CUP OF M & M'S ONTO OUTSIDE OF BOTH LOGS.
- BAKE 25 MINUTES. ( DOUGH WILL SPREAD). COOL LOGS 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
- SLICE EACH LOG INTO 12 SLICES, ARRANGE ON COOKIE SHEET CUT SIDE DOWN. BAKE AN ADDITIONAL 10 MINUTES.
- FOR SOFTER BISCOTTI, OMIT SECOND BAKING.
- COOL COMPLETELY AND STORE IN A TIGHTLY COVERED CONTAINER.
- TO TOAST ALMONDS, SPREAD IN SINGLE LAYER ON A BAKING SHEET AND BAKE IN A PREHEATED 350° OVEN FOR 7 TO 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHT GOLDEN, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY. REMOVE ALMONDS FROM PAN AND COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE USING.
- 24 PIECES
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