Gingerbread Biscotti

These spicy Italian cookies are the perfect accompaniment for cocoa or coffee during the holiday season! Serve with lemon curd or drizzle with lemon flavored almond bark for a special treat.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 70 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ tablespoon ground cloves
• 1 ½ tablespoons ground ginger
• ¾ tablespoon ground cinnamon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together oil, sugar, eggs, and molasses. In another bowl, combine flours, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; mix into egg mixture to form a stiff dough.

Step 3

Divide dough in half, and shape each half into a roll the length of the cookie. Place rolls on cookie sheet, and pat down to flatten the dough to 1/2 inch thickness.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool.

Step 5

When cool enough to touch, cut into 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices. Place sliced biscotti on cookie sheet, and bake an additional 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until toasted and crispy.