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Ultimate Chocolate Cherry Biscotti




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List of Ingredients




3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 tbsp grated orange peel
1 tsp vanilla
6 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups candied red cherries (quartered)
2 1/2 oz. semisweet chocolate melted


Recipe



Heat oven to 325. Arrange oven racks in center and lower third of oven. Grease a cookie sheet

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Beat eggs in mixer bowl at medium high speed for 1 minute Gradually beat in sugar. At low speed, beat in butter, orange peel and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients. just until blended. Stir in chips and cherries.

Divide dough into thirds. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 14x1 1/2" log. Arrange logs 2 1/2" apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake on bottom oven rack 30 minutes until firm. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.

Reduce oven temp. to 275. Carefully transfer logs to cutting surface, with a serrated knife, gently slice each log diagonally into 1/2" slices. Arrange slices cut side down 1" apart on two large ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 30 minutes. until they feel dry to the touch. Cool on wire racks.

To decorate, stack cookies on wax paper. Spoon melted chocolate into a baggie snipping off one corner and drizzle chocolate over zigzag style. Let stand until set. Makes 6 dozen cookies.