Double Chocolate Orange Biscotti

  • Prep 1 hr 45 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 78

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 oz. white baking bar, chopped

Topping

  • 4 oz. white baking bar, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon shortening

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well. Add melted chocolate, orange peel, oil, orange juice, vanilla and eggs; blend well. (Dough will be stiff.) Add 6 oz. chopped white baking bar; gently knead into dough.
  • 2
    Divide dough into quarters; shape each quarter into a log about 14 inches long. Place 2 logs on each cookie sheet; flatten each log into 2 1/2-inch width. Bake at 350°F. for 18 to 20 minutes or until firm to the touch.
  • 3
    Remove cookie sheets from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Cool logs on cookie sheets 10 minutes.
  • 4
    Cut warm logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Place slices, cut side up on same cookie sheets. Bake at 300°F. for 7 to 9 minutes or until top surface is dry. Turn cookies over; bake an additional 7 to 9 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire racks.
  • 5
    In small saucepan over low heat, melt topping ingredients, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
5%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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