Chocolate Mint Biscotti Recipes

ULTIMATE HOLIDAY BISCOTTI (CHOCOLATE MINT BISCOTTI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil.
• Sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl.
• Using food processor or electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir in extract. Mix in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in peppermint crunch chips.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. (Dough will feel very sticky). Flour hands before handling dough.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each half into 15-inch log (about 1 1/4 inches wide). Carefully transfer logs to a prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.
• Bake logs until almost firm to touch but still pale, 25-30 minutes Cool logs on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer logs to cutting board. Using serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, cut logs crosswise diagnally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place slices, cut side down, on prepared cookie sheet. Bake until firm and golden, about 9 minutes. Turn biscotti over and cook approximately another 9 mins or until just turning golden. Transfer biscotti to racks and cool.
• GARNISH: Melt chocolate.( I put the chips in a microwavable bowl and heat for about 1 minute constantly watching. I then stir and if chocolate needs more melting I ad another 30 secs. until chocolate is melted.) (DO NOT OVER COOK or chocolate will become dry and hard and burnt!).
• Dip 1 long side of each biscotti into melted chocolate. Place cookies on wax paper or tin foil and let stand until chocolate is firm.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lighly grease cookie sheet. Mix sugar, butter, peppermint extract and eggs in large bowl with spoon until blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in 1/2 cup candies and 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dough will be stiff). Divide dough in half. Shape each half into 10x2-inch rectangle on cookie sheet.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown and crisp. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Melt chocolate chips over low heat, stirring occasionally. Dip half of each biscotti into melted chocolate; sprinkle with crushed candies. Cool completely on waxed paper.

PEPPERMINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir in peppermint candy. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until blended (dough will be stiff)., Divide dough in half. On an ungreased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 12x2-1/2-in. rectangle. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool for 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a sharp knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip 1 end of each slice into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off; sprinkle with candy. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE-MINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.
• Combine eggs, egg white and crème de menthe, stirring well with a wire whisk.
• Slowly add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring by hand until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Mixture will be very stiff.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour evenly over work surface.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead lightly about 7 or 8 times.
• Divide dough in half; shape each half into an 8-inch log.
• Place logs, 4 inches apart, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 325° for 40 minutes; remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Carefully cut each log diagonally into 15 (12/-inch) slices and place, cut sides down, on baking sheet.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300° and bake for 18 minutes.

SHORECOOK'S CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and cocoa powder together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy and smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix chocolate liqueur and peppermint extract into the sugar-egg mixture.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly mix flour mixture into sugar-egg mixture until fully incorporated; fold mint chocolate chips into the dough.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts and shape into logs. Arrange the logs on the prepared baking sheets.
• Dip a spatula in water and use it to smooth surface of the logs.
• Bake biscotti logs in the preheated oven until firm to the touch, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool biscotti logs completely on wire racks.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Cut biscotti logs into 3/4-inch slices and arrange on baking sheets.
• Bake in the oven until biscotti are dry, about 10 minutes per side. Cool completely on wire racks.
• Place candy melts in a wide microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until melted, about 2 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Dip cooled biscotti in the melted white candy; sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

CHOCOLATE MINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325° F. In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
• 2. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract until mixed.
• 3. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour mixture and beat just until blended.
• 4. Roughly chop Andes mints.
• 5. Incorporate semi-sweet chocolate chips and roughly chopped Andes mints until combined.
• 6. Divide dough in half. On parchment paper lined large cookie sheet, shape each half into 12" by 3" log, about 3 inches apart.
• 7. Bake logs 30 minutes.
• 8. Cool logs on cookie sheet on wire rack 15 minutes.
• 9. Place logs on cutting board. With serrated knife, cut each log crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. With long metal spatula, place slices, top side up, 1/4 inch apart, on same cookie sheet. Bake slices 20 minutes more to allow biscotti to dry out. Cool biscotti completely on cookie sheet on wire rack. (Biscotti will harden as they cool.) Store biscotti in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 2 weeks, or in freezer up to 6 months.
• 10. The additional 20 minute baking time is optional but do lay cookies to dry. Drizzle with chocolate of choice. Add crushed mint chocolate candies or crushed peppermint candies or shake some powdered sugar atop.