Italian Biscotti

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons anise seeds
• 3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup chopped almonds (can substitute with walnuts)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar and 1 tablespoon anise seed.
• 2 add eggs and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and 1 tablespoon anise seed.
• 4 add to cream mixture.
• 5 add nuts, mix in, and form dough into 2 or 3 long thin rolls.
• 6 place rolls on a ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet and bake cookie rolls at 350 degrees 15-20 minutes , or till light brown.
• 7 remove from oven and cut diagonally into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
• 8 put back in oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or till biscotti is lightly toasted.
• 9 you want the biscoti to dry slightly.
• 10 it will look somewhat like a elongated piece of french bread, except smaller.