La Cucina Viola

One of my all time favorite Christmas cookie recipes transformed into a biscotti! With all the crunch of a biscotti and all the flavor of a Christmas cookie, these are perfect for dipping in coffee or milk!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of softened, salted butter
• 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup of chocolate chips, semisweet
• 1 cup of whole pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter and sugar
3. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients : flour, baking powder, salt.
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mix until a sticky dough forms.
6. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
7. Lightly flour a sanitized surface.
8. On the floured surface, knead the dough for about 30 seconds and form the dough into a ball.
9. Cut the ball into 2 even sized portions.
10. Using floured hands, form the portions into 10 inch by 3 in by 3 in rectangles.
11. Place each rectangle onto it’s own parchment lined cookie sheet.
12. Place in the oven at 325 for 35 minutes, bake separately on the middle rack.
13. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
14. Using a serrated blade, slice into half inch slices.
15. Place each biscotti slice on a parchment lined cookie sheet, about a half inch apart.
16. Bake in the oven for an additional 20 minutes, flipping the biscotti halfway through, until the edges become a dark golden brown.
17. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
18. Enjoy with coffee or milk!