Cranberry-Orange Biscotti

By mitzzy

Dried cranberries and orange peel partner in a classic twice-baked cookie made for dunking.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir together sugar, oil, orange peel, vanilla and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients.
2. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth. On ungreased cookie sheet, shape half of dough at a time into 10x3-inch rectangle.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes. Cut rectangle crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
4. Bake about 15 minutes longer, turning once, until crisp and light brown. Immediately remove from cookie