Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti Recipe

Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti Recipe

Hazelnut and Chocolate Biscotti are an incredible combination and are made even better when paired with a great cup of coffee. These twice baked cookies are made especially for dipping, where they soften up and become the perfect texture. You could keep them all to yourself or bag up a half dozen tuck them inside of a pretty coffee cup for a hostess gift, spread them on a pretty platter at your next meeting, shower, or brunch. The recipe is pretty straightforward, and is well worth the effort. We hope that you love this Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti Recipe.

Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 all ­purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup of butter
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs, large
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 1⁄2 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar together in the bowl of a hand or stand mixture until fluffy. Mix in eggs, and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients a little at a time and mix until fully incorporated.
4. Divide dough in half and place it on parchment lined baking sheet, forming two logs that are about 10” long and 1⁄2 ”­3⁄4” thickness. Press in hazelnuts,­ reserving about 1⁄4 cup for to sprinkle on top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes until top is lightly golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 10­ minutes or until loaves are cool enough to handle. Cut the loaves into 3⁄4” slices. Lay each slice cut side up on a lined sheet tray.
6. Bake an additional 10­-12 minutes, or until edges are golden.
7. Cool completely.
8. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 20 second cycles, stirring each time until smooth and creamy. Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled biscotti, then sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts.
9. Allow chocolate so set, store in an airtight container….or eat them.

We hope you enjoy our Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti Recipe. Let us know how they come out in the comments, and if you like the recipe, check out our Samoa Monkey Bread! Happy baking!

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