Mrs. P's Biscotti

This was given to me by my very best friend; it's her mother's recipe, and a wonderful basic biscotti recipe. Very rarely do I make them the same way twice. You can add dried cherries, cranberries, walnuts, toasted almonds, chocolate, white chocolate or cinnamon chips, or nothing at all -- It's good enough to stand on its own. I also change the flavorings and use almond or vanilla extracts. These will keep for a couple of weeks (if you're lucky) in your cookie jar!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 65 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup softened butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture to form a fairly sticky dough.

Step 4

Divide dough in half; with wet hands, shape dough into two loaves, about 1-inch high at the center, on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Slice loaves into 1/2-inch slices with a serrated knife. Place cookie slices back onto lined baking sheet, cut sides up.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes per side.