Basic Italian Biscotti

This is about as basic a biscotti as you can make.

• Calories: 212 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup shortening
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour and measure. Resift with sugar and baking powder onto a flat surface. Cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.

Step 2

Make a well in flour and break eggs into it. Add vanilla, and knead dough well for about 5 minutes until it is smooth, adding a little more flour if dough seems to soft and sticky.

Step 3

Pinch off bits of dough about the size of an apricot, and form into desired shapes. Cookies may be baked as rings, strips, or in letters, such as S.

Step 4

Place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet and bake in hot 450 degree F (230 degrees C) oven for 10 minutes, until golden brown. Watch carefully, because they burn easily.