Mint Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons creme de menthe or use mint extract
- 20 drops creme de menthe oil
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Beat butter with sugar, mix in eggs one at a time.
- Blend in vanilla and mint.
- In large bowl combine, flour, baking powder, salt.
- Add in dry ingredients one cup at a time and mix in mini chocolate chips.
- Knead dough and roll into a smooth log shape.
- Bake at 350 preheated oven for 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and when cool to tough slice with a serrated knife and lay pieced on their sides on baking sheet.
- Bake slices for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Cool Biscotti on cooling rack
Notes
When completely cooled dip top edge of biscotti into 1 cup melted dark chocolate melts (I use Merken's) and drizzle with green and white colored candy melts(1/4 cup). I added 5 drops of Loranns creme de menthe oil to both chocolates to give it a delicious minty flavor.