Home > Recipes > American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti Recipe

Here it is, the simplest, easiest biscotti recipe you'll ever follow. Biscotti bake twice rather than once, and thus take a bit longer to start-to-finish than normal drop cookies.—Taste of Home Cooking School

[X]

Rate American-Style Vanilla Biscotti Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

25 50 75

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and baking powder. Beat in eggs (the batter may look slightly curdled). On low speed, add flour; mix well. Dough will be sticky.
Grease a baking sheet or line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the dough on the prepared sheet and shape into a 14-in. x 2-1/2-in. x 3/4-in. log. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and reduce heat to 325°. Cool log on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Using a spray bottle filled with room-temperature water, lightly but thoroughly spritz the log. Cool 5 additional minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; cut with a serrated knife at a 45° angle into even 1/2-in. to 3/4-in. thick slices.
Place the biscotti on edge on the prepared baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until biscotti feel dry on the edges and begin to turn golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Variations: Add up to 2 cups nuts, dried fruit or chips to the dough along with the flour. Adjust the spice to suit the added ingredients. A classic Italian Anise Biscotti is made with 1/2 teaspoon anise extract and 1 tablespoon fennel seeds.

Originally published as American-Style Vanilla Biscotti in Taste of Home Cooking School Collection Winter 2009, p89

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

More recipes like this:

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(1-1) of 1 reviews

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2012 by dbeckham63

This is a very plain vanilla biscotti. I make it every year for my daughter who doesn't like the fruit, nut or candy biscotti. It tastes good with a little chocolate drizzled on it when done baking.