Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Recipe

Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Recipe Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Chocolate, pistachios and cranberries are great together. Adding the cranberries to this recipe made it not only sweeter, but healthier, too. —Gilda Lester, Millsboro, Delaware

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Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 40 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup pistachios
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture and mix well (dough will be sticky). Stir in the chips, pistachios and cranberries.
  • Divide dough into four portions. On ungreased baking sheets, shape portions into 10-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangles. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer to a cutting board; cut each rectangle into 10 slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 5-8 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 40 cookies.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 107 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 48 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti in Healthy Cooking December/January 2009, p29

Tip

Purchasing Pistachios

When buying unshelled pistachios, look for ones with the shell partially open so it's easier to retrieve the nut. Also, a closed shell indicates an immature nut.

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Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2013 by mcadwall

Tasty and easy to make!

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2012 by marlowesmom

The taste is fabulous! My logs crumbled badly and stuck to the cookie sheet. I used walnuts and left out the chips and cranberries because that is what I had on hand. I'll try again after researching what might have made them break up.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2011 by ROCKYTOP08

Was fantastic. I took them to Xmas parties and was a definite hit. I chopped up part of the pistachios for easier rolling out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by andjayne

Forgot to add that I chilled the dough for almost an hour. That made it much easier to work with.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by andjayne

This wa a very good lighter chocolate biscotti recipe. I have been making another biscotti recipe, but it was SO sticky. This one was much easier to work with and tastes great! Thumbs up!

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by DaddyDon

I baked these for the very first time and they were wonderful, especially with our morning coffee. Next time I'll bake them on parchment paper so they won't stick to the cookie sheet.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by JoanOlivieri

These biscotti were DELICIOUS! I used parchment paper to form the biscotti and transfered each log to a parchment covered baking sheet. I also used the mini chips. I got fabulous reviews!

Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by pecabo

I ended up with a dry mix did not add nuts, cranberries, or chips. do i throw away or do you have a suggestion how to fix

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by joedebfry

This is very good. The only thing I did different was to use mini chocolate chips. After reading reviews, I added extra flour the first time; I wished I had not. The second time I made these with the recommended amount of flour. The biscotti texture was much nicer. Friends loved receiving these as gifts.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by sharellen

Excellent recipe. The dough is very sticky as mentioned in the recipe. Good blend of flavors. I will definitely make this one again.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by Bkbkbgok

Very easy recipe in both preparation and baking. Yield was as expected, flavor outstanding.appearance very nice,aromatic and easy to store.I substituted cashews as I did not have pistachio on hand. I as well plan to drizzle white chocolate on the ends of some for festive style. This recipe is a definite keeper for years to come.

Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2010 by Raggamuffin

All I did different was added 3 cups of flour. The dough still was very sticky, but working on wax paper helps. This is a good recipe and I recommend it!

 
 

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