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Ingredients
- These low-fat chocolate biscotti contain no butter and are drizzled with chocolate.
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 ounces milk chocolate, chopped (I used a little more–about 9 ounces)
- Preheat oven to 300˚F. Butter two cookie sheets.
Preparation
Step 1
Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips. Add the flour mixture and mix until blended (the dough is very thick; I finished working in all the ingredients with my hands).
Divide the dough in half and shape into two logs that are 3/4 inch thick, 1 1/2 inches wide, and 6 inches long (mine were more like 3″ wide–but I recommend making your logs longer instead of wider if you have extra dough, because they’ll be easier to slice and you’ll get more cookies!). Place on the cookie sheets at least 2 inches apart.
Bake for 50 minutes, remove from oven, and let cool for 5 minutes (this biscotti gets pretty crispy, and was a little hard to slice because of that, so you may want to try just baking for 40 to 45 minutes). Using a serrated knife, slice into 1/2-inch-thick cookies. Lay the cookies flat on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Flip cookies over and then bake for 10 more minutes. Transfer to a rack to cook completely.
Melt the milk chocolate in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water. Dip the bottom of each cookie into the chocolate. Set on a rack with the chocolate side facing up to dry. Once all the cookies are dry, place them with their tops facing up and drizzle melted chocolate on top.
Let the chocolate set before serving, then grab a cup of coffee and enjoy your biscotti!
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