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Butter Pecan Biscotti

The holidays are here and i was looking for a cookie selection to use a bag of butterscotch baking chips and at the same looking for a biscotti recipe. decided to join the two ideas and then couldn't find a recipe, so i decided to make my own. Personally, i like to keep the nuts in my biscotti fairly large because i like the way they look when you slice the logs. chopped works just as well.

Steps

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Beat butter and sugars at high speed until blended.
Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until the sugar grains are dissolved and the batter forms ribbons when falling off the beaters.
Stir together flour , baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients until smooth , stiff and a little sticky.
Using a wooden spoon , mix in 1 cup butterscotch chips and 1 cup pecans.
Divide dough into fourths.
Take each quarter and shape into logs about 8 inches long.
Smooth the dough so that the logs have a uniform thickness from top to bottom , square off the.
Place onto the parchment paper two inches apart flatten the tops slightly.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until logs are set and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove biscotti from the oven and let cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes.
Transfer to cutting board.
Using serrated knife or a very sharp chefs k.

Ingredients

parchment paper, unsalted butter, sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, butterscotch chips, pecans, shortening