Gingerbread Biscotti - plain or chocolate dipped! Perfect for gift giving at the holidays or for cookie exchanges!
Course
Cookies
Cuisine
American
Keyword
biscotti, chocolate
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour10minutes
Servings30small biscotti
Calories94kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1/2cupsugar
1/2cupbutter
1/2cupdark molasses
1/4cupcold water
2 1/2cupsflour
3/4tspsalt
1/2tspbaking soda
2tsppowdered ginger
1/2tspcloves
1/2tspallspice
Instructions
Cream the butter and sugar well. Blend in molasses and water.
Sift together remaining ingredients and blend together until dough forms.
Chill 2 to 3 hours.
Form the dough into two 3 inch wide logs and place 6 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Remove the biscotti from the oven and let cool for about 5 minutes before cutting the biscotti on a diagonal into ¾ of an inch thick slices.
Place the biscotti back on the parchment lined cookie sheet and reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F.
Bake for an additional 15 minutes before turning the cookies over and baking for an additional 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Melt 12 ounces of dark chocolate chips in a double boiler.
Dip one side of the biscotti into the chocolate and let stand until the chocolate cools and hardens.
Recipe Notes
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.