Gingerbread Biscotti

Gingerbread Biscotti

Ingredients:

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup molasses
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cloves

Create it!!

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare baking sheet with cooking spray.

2. Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well. Add molasses and beat until combined.

3. Combine the flour and the next 7 ingredients. Add the butter mixture, beating at a low speed until blended. Stir in almonds if desired.

4. Divide dough in half. With floured hands, shape each portion into 9 x 2 in. logs and place on prepared baking sheet.

5. Bake for 28 minutes or until firm. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 F.

6. Cut each log diagonally into ¾ in. slices. (Use a serrated knife with a gentle sawing motion). Place biscotti, cut side down, onto baking sheet. Bake 8 – 10 minutes, turn biscotti to other side, and bake another 8 minutes. Cool.

7. Melt white almond bark according to package directions. Dip one end of cooled biscotti into the melted almond bark or drizzle over the top of each biscotti. Makes 2 dozen biscotti.