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Pecan Cranberry Biscotti

These delicious cookies are loaded with nuts and fruit! The dried cranberries and the lemon zest put these cookies in the not-too-sweet category. Great with a cup of tea/coffee or wrapped up and given as a gift!!

Steps

Preheat oven to 350f degrees.
Finely chop half the pecans , leaving the remaining pecans as halves.
Set aside.
In a large bowl , combine the baking powder , flour , sugar and salt.
Set aside.
In a small bowl , beat together the eggs , egg yolks and vanilla.
Add to dry ingredients and mix until sticky dough is formed.
Stir in pecans , cranberries and lemon zest.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Divide dough in half.
With one half , scoop out small amounts of dough with a wooden spoon and form a rough log directly on the parchment paper.
With floured hands , shape rough log into a smooth log which measures 9 inches long by 3 inches wide.
Repeat with second half of dough , placing it about 4-5 inches away from first log.
Bake until golden brown , about 25-30 minutes.
Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
In the meantime , reduce oven temperature to 275f degrees.
On cutting board , with serrated knife , cut logs into .

Ingredients

pecan halves, baking powder, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, eggs, egg yolks, pure vanilla extract, dried cranberries, lemon, zest of