Raisin Walnut Biscotti

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 grease a large cookie sheet.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together.
• 4 stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• 5 add the raisins and walnuts, and stir to blend.
• 6 divide the dough in half.
• 7 shape each half into a long loaf, about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• 8 place the logs onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• 9 flatten slightly.
• 10 bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until firm.
• 11 with a sharp knife, cut the loaves diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• 12 place the slices cut sided down back onto the cookie sheet.
• 13 bake for about 6 minutes, turn the cookies and bake for another 6 minutes or so until lightly browned.
• 14 cool on a rack.