Cherry Chocolate Biscotti

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These wonderful biscotti are always part of my holiday cookie baskets. An adopted recipe, the original recipe was a newspaper clipping. These will be part of my holiday baking too.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a large cookie sheet.

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Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth , then add the eggs one at a time , beating after each addition.

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Mix in the almond extract.

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Mix the flour and baking powder and stir it into the sugar and egg until just blended.

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Mix in candied cherries and 1 / 2 cup of the mini chocolate chips.

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Shape the dough into 10-inch long loaves.

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Place rolls on the prepared cookie sheet , and flatten each to a 3-inch width.

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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes , or until set and light golden brown.

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Let cool about 15 minutes.

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Using a serrated knife , cut loaves diagonally into 1 / 2 inch slices.

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Arrange slices cut side down on ungreased cookie sheets.

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Bake for 8 to 10 more minutes , or until the bottoms of the biscotti begin to brown.

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Turn , and bake another 5 minutes , or until browned and crisp.

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Cool completely.

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Mix remaining chocolate chips with corn syrup and melt in the microwave , stirring every 20 to 30 seconds until smooth.

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Ingredients

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butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, candied cherry, semisweet mini chocolate chips, corn syrup