Cherry Chocolate Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped candied cherry
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips, divided
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a large cookie sheet (or cover it with parchment, that's always my choice).
• 2 cream together the butter and sugar until smooth, then add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 3 mix in the almond extract.
• 4 mix the flour and baking powder and stir it into the sugar and egg until just blended.
• 5 mix in candied cherries and 1/2 cup of the mini chocolate chips.
• 6 shape the dough into 10-inch long loaves.
• 7 place rolls on the prepared cookie sheet, and flatten each to a 3-inch width.
• 8 bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set and light golden brown.
• 9 let cool about 15 minutes.
• 10 using a serrated knife, cut loaves diagonally into 1/2 inch slices.
• 11 arrange slices cut side down on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 12 bake for 8 to 10 more minutes, or until the bottoms of the biscotti begin to brown.
• 13 turn, and bake another 5 minutes, or until browned and crisp.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 mix remaining chocolate chips with corn syrup and melt in the microwave, stirring every 20 to 30 seconds until smooth.
• 16 drizzle cookies with melted chocolate.