Chocolate Chip Biscotti

I love this recipe, it is so versatile. You can adapt it to what ever mood, or holiday you want! For instance during Christmas I added chopped peppermint candy canes.

I love recipes that are so basic and versatile, it helps clean out my pantry!! Enjoy!

 

You will need:

• 2½ c all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ c sugar
• 3 large eggs
• ²⁄³ c semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 14 oz white chocolate

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicon baking mat.

Whisk together in a medium bowl the flour,baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar on a medium-high speed. Beat until throughly combined, about 2 minutes. Add one egg at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the flour mixture on low and beat until incorporated. Now fold in the chocolate chips, or what ever you mood sways you!!

Divide the dough in half. Form the two half’s on the baking sheets into logs about 9″ long by 1 ½ inch wide.  Bake for 19-21 minutes. After baking, remove pan to cool for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F.

With a serrated knife cut the logs in ½ inch slice on the diagonal. Lay each slice cut side down on the baking sheet, and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

After baking, transfer to a cooking rack to completely cool. (cookies may still seem soft, but as they cool they will harden)

When they are completely cooled, melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. Now for the fun part…dip half the cookie in the white chocolate and transfer to a wire rack or parchment paper. Let the chocolate completely set, then transfer to an airtight container.

 

Source: adapted from Land O’ Lakes

Chocolate Heart Cookies

I love these cookies, so does my hubby, and he is not a big fan of chocolate. These cookies are great for Christmas, and Valentines Day!! They are so easy!

You will need:

• 1 ½ c butter, softened
• 2½ c sifted powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 c dutch process cocoa
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 (2-ounce) vanilla bark coating squares

Using a stand mixer, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sifted powdered sugar, mixing well. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until well blended. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon. Beating the butter mixture at low-speed, slowly add the flour mixture until well blended.

Divide dough in half, tightly wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Roll one section at a time to ¼ inch thickness (on a floured surface). Cut with a 4 in cutter.

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes

Remove from pans to wire racks to completely cool.

Melt bark coating by either microwave on 50% for 30 seconds at a time until melted, or putting bark in a zip lock bag and submerging in hot water until melted.

Drizzle over cookies!!!

Source: Hallmark- Christmas Cookies