Ingredients

  • 13 cup butter
  • 12 cup brown sugar
  • 12 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder or 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup sliced almonds (toasted)
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chip
  • 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, mixed with
  • 12 teaspoon cooking oil

Method

  • Toast almonds in 350F oven til golden about 10 minutes (careful since they will burn easily).
  • Combine first four ingredients.
  • Add eggs, one at a time.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  • Combine flour mixture to butter mixture.
  • Add mini chocolate chips.
  • Add toasted almonds to dough.
  • Divide dough in half.
  • Shape dough into two logs approx 10x2.
  • Bake logs at 350F for 25 minutes.
  • Cool logs on wire racks for 5 minutes.
  • Cut (diagonally) with serrated knife into 1/2" slices.
  • Bake slices at 350F for 10 minutes.
  • Turn over and bake other side at 350F for 10 minutes.
  • Cool biscotti on wire racks 10 minutes.
  • Melt chocolate and oil together.
  • Drizzle over cooled biscotti.
  • Allow chocolate to cool completely.
  • Note: To freeze, place biscotti on cookie sheet in one layer in freezer until frozen.
  • Then, place biscotti in freezer bags until ready to use.