Coconut Biscotti

From cooking light, april 2005. Variations: stir in 1/2 c. Mini chocolate chips into batter or dip half of each baked cookie into melted chocolate.

Preheat oven to 300f.

Combine first five ingredients.

In a separate large bowl , combine sugar , vanilla , and eggs and beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes or until thick.

Add flour mixture and coconut.

Stir to combine.

Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface.

Knead lightly 7 or 8 times.

Shape dough into a 15 x 3-inch roll.

Place roll on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and pat to 1-inch thickness.

Bake at 300f for 40 minutes or until roll is golden brown.

Cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack.

Cut roll diagonally into 20 slices.

Stand slices upright on baking sheet.

Bake 20 minutes.

Remove from baking sheet.

Cool completely on wire rack.

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, whole nutmeg, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, sweetened flaked coconut