CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Chocoláte Espresso Biscotti áre boldly, richly chocoláte cookies designed for the ultimáte munching, crunching, dipping, ánd dunking experience. If you áre á chocoláte lover, or áre báking for one, this recipe is á keeper!

Ingredients

• 2 cups áll-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoá powder Note: If you use náturál cocoá powder insteád of Dutch-process , use ½ teáspoon of báking sodá insteád of the báking powder.
• 2 teáspoons instánt espresso powder
• ½ teáspoon sált
• 2 teáspoons báking powder
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocoláte chopped or broken into smáll pieces
• 8 táblespoons 1 stick butter, room temperáture
• 1 cup gránuláted sugár
• 2 lárge eggs
• 2 teáspoons vánillá extráct
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocoláte chips
• 2 táblespoons coársely ground espresso beáns

Directions

1. Pre-heát oven to 300 degrees F. Line á báking sheet with párchment páper.
2. In the bowl of á food processor, combine the flour, cocoá,espresso powder, sált, báking powder, ánd chopped chocoláte. Pulse until the chocoláte is ground into the flour mixture.
3. In the bowl of án electric mixer, creám together the butter ánd sugár.
4. Mix in the eggs ánd vánillá.
5. Gráduálly ádd the flour mixture just until combined.
6. Stir in the chocoláte chips ánd ground espresso beáns.
7. Divide the dough in hálf ánd form two logs ábout 14” x 2”. Pláce on báking sheet át leást 4” ápárt.
8. Báke for 30-35 minutes. Logs should be firm but not hárd.
9. Cool on á wire ráck for át leást 30 minutes. Leáve the oven on.
10. On á cutting boárd using á serráted knife, cut eách loáf into ½ inch slices. (If the slices áre crumbling, let the loáf cool á little longer.)
11. Stánd the slices, ½ inch ápárt, on á párchment lined cookie sheet. Báke for 30 minutes until the surfáce of the cookies is dry ( though the chocoláte chips will be gooey).
12. Cool on á wire ráck. Store in án áirtight contáiner for up to 3 weeks.
13. Pácking Tips
14. Wráp páirs of biscotti in plástic wráp, then store in án áir tight contáiner or zip lock bág. If shipping in hot weáther, leáve out the chocoláte chips. Chopped nuts cán be substituted for the chocoláte chips, if desired.

Recipe Adapted From themondaybox.com

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