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Dark Chocolate & Dried Cherry Biscotti

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  • Author: Ciao Chow Bambina

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup dried tart cherries
  • 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and egg whites.
  4. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients. Using a hand mixer on medium speed, mix until moist.
  5. Add dried cherries, chocolate morsels and almonds and mix again until just combined. Batter will have a look of crumbles but will come together when you form it.
  6. On a floured surface, divide batter in half.
  7. Pat each into a log about 14 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide.
  8. Place logs on a cookie sheet.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 300 F.
  11. Cut biscotti diagonally into 1/2 inch slices.
  12. Stand them upright on cookie sheet and bake for an additional 20 minutes.