Ultimate Holiday Biscotti (chocolate Mint Biscotti)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup andes peppermint crunch baking chips
• 1 (10 ounce) package good quality semi-sweet chocolate chips (used for topping)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f. line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil.
• 2 sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl.
• 3 using food processor or electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. beat in eggs 1 at a time. stir in extract. mix in flour mixture just until blended. stir in peppermint crunch chips.
• 4 turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. (dough will feel very sticky). flour hands before handling dough.
• 5 divide dough in half. roll each half into 15-inch log (about 1 1/4 inches wide). carefully transfer logs to a prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.
• 6 bake logs until almost firm to touch but still pale, 25-30 minutes cool logs on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• 7 carefully transfer logs to cutting board. using serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, cut logs crosswise diagnally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• 8 place slices, cut side down, on prepared cookie sheet. bake until firm and golden, about 9 minutes. turn biscotti over and cook approximately another 9 mins or until just turning golden. transfer biscotti to racks and cool.
• 9 garnish: melt chocolate.( i put the chips in a microwavable bowl and heat for about 1 minute constantly watching. i then stir and if chocolate needs more melting i ad another 30 secs. until chocolate is melted.) (do not over cook or chocolate will become dry and hard and burnt!).
• 10 dip 1 long side of each biscotti into melted chocolate. place cookies on wax paper or tin foil and let stand until chocolate is firm.