Chocolate-Dipped Almond Biscotti
Crisp cookies flavored with almonds, chocolate, and orange, then dipped in dark and white chocolate. Perfect for dunking in your cup of coffee.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 13 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds, chopped
- 2 oz . good dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 egg white to brush on top
- 4 oz . semisweet chocolate, melted
- 4 oz . white chocolate, melted
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix the sugar, egg, melted butter, orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract, and almond extract until combined.
- 2
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add this flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined and the dough forms. Stir in chopped almonds and chopped chocolate.
- 3
Cover a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper or a silicone mat. Flour your hands and create a foot long log shape (approx. 2 inches wide) out of your dough. Place the log onto a baking sheet, then brush with the egg white.
- 4
Bake your cookie log for 30 minutes, or until the top is very golden. Remove from the oven and allow the log to completely cool. Note: It's important to allow the log to completely cool so that it doesn't crumble when you cut it into slices.
- 5
Once your log has completely cooled, use a sharp, serrated knife to cut the biscotti into 1/2 inch slices. Place the slices on your baking sheet and again bake at 350°F for another 10 minutes or so, stopping to flip the slices over halfway.
- 6
Allow the cookies to completely cool on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate. To dip in the melted chocolate, simply dip one edge of the biscotti and lay flat to dry.