Absolutely Amazing Almond Biscotti

This is one of our favorite biscotti recipes-it is simply superb with a cup of hot, spiced chai tea! it's also excellent if 3/4 cup dried cherries or cranberries are added!

Steps

Preheat oven to 300f.

Spray large baking sheet with pam or oil.

If using whole , unblanched almonds , boil 2 cups water in microwave and place almonds in water for about 5 minutes.

Remove skins and chop coarsely.

Combine all-purpose flour , baking powder , baking soda and salt and set aside.

Cream sugars and butter until creamy and smooth using an electric mixer.

Add eggs , almond and vanilla extracts , stir until well mixed.

Add the dry ingredients , including the almonds and mix well.

Dough should be very thick and sticky.

If it is too sticky to hold a shape you can use powdered sugar to thicken it - just be sure to mix the powdered sugar into the dough thoroughly.

Coat a flat surface with powdered sugar and place dough onto it.

Divide dough into two balls and form roughly into a rectangle about 5x10-inch.

Brush off excess powdered sugar and place biscotti dough onto the baking sheet.

Repeat with the other dough ball and place both logs side by side on the cookie sheet.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, butter, almond extract, vanilla extract, whole almonds, powdered sugar