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Almond Cherry Biscotti Recipe

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I love baking all kinds of cookies, but since I'm Italian, biscotti is my all-time favorite. I remember nibbling on these as a child each Christmas.

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Almond Cherry Biscotti Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
2 eggs
1 tablespoon whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup halved candied cherries

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In another bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture until blended. Stir in almonds and cherries (dough will be crumbly).
Divide dough in half; shape into two balls. On an ungreased baking sheet, shape each half into a 10-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle.
Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool for 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a sharp knife into 3/4-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 15 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 biscotti equals 293 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 176 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Almond Cherry Biscotti in Best of Country Cookies , p64

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Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by Laura Leicht

This cookie is absolutely delicious. I didn't have vanilla so I substituted almond extract. There was no problem with texture.

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2009 by debash1

I made these for Christmas. I made 1 batch and my daughter loved them so much I had to make more. Very tasteful and colorful for the holidays!

Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2009 by northview5

Our favorite biscotti recipee! We make this one over and over and love it every time. The only thing I do different is to flip the sliced biscotti half way through the baking time.

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2008 by nddenise

I made 4 batches of this in the past few weeks. The first 3 I hand-mixed as the directions imply, and the last I used my mixer. The last was the best result as they were less crumbly and cut much better.

They are delicious!

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2008 by s crowley