Chocolate Drizzled Almond Biscotti

By mitzzy

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
• OR 1 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• OR 1/4 cupregular pancake syrup
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 3 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 8 ounces white baking chips

Preparation

Step 1

1. COMBINE sugar and shortening in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, syrup and almond extract. Beat until well blended and fluffy.
2. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add gradually to shortening mixture at low speed. Mix until well blended. Stir in almonds.
3. DIVIDE dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, shape each half of dough into a log 2 1/2 inches wide, 1-inch high and 9-inches long. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Chill 30 minutes.
4. HEAT oven to 350ºF.
5. BAKE logs 22 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool 10 minutes on baking sheets. With a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1-inch wide slices. Carefully place cookies on their sides on baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to cool completely.
6. PLACE white baking chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat at 30 second intervals until melted. Place biscotti on sheets of waxed paper. Dip a fork into the melted chips; with a quick back and forth motion, drizzle across the biscotti. Let stand on waxed paper until drizzle has completely set.
TIP Spray measuring cup with Crisco® No-Stick Cooking Spray before measuring sticky ingredients like corn syrup. Spray the serrated knife before slicing the biscotti.