Barb's Chocolate Walnut Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar (i use splenda sugar blend for baking, use half the amount of sugar)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 toast walnuts in oven or microwave; set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a large cookie sheet.
• 3 in a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 in another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg, zest and orange juice and beat until well combined; stir in flour mixture until a soft dough is formed, stir in walnuts.
• 5 on a baking sheet with floured hands form dough into 2 (9-inch) long logs and bake in middle of oven until slightly firm to the touch, about 13 minutes. cool biscotti on baking sheet on a rack for 15 minutes.
• 6 on a cutting board with serrated knife cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch- thick slices; arrange biscotti, cut side down, on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes.
• 7 cool biscotti on rack: biscotti may be made 1 week ahead and kept in airtight containers, or 1 month and frozen.