Recipe

Biscotti Cookie Recipe

	Gregsalvo / All my dishes 2 weeks ago This recipe came from a northern Italy family going back 4 generations It is a lot of work but well worth it.... Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:4	Gregsalvo
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Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

6 large eggs (room temperature)

4 teaspoons pure anise extract

1 cup of pecans

4 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or simular product

Cream butter, after 1 1/2 minutes slowly add sugar

Add eggs one at a time beating each 45 seconds to a minute

Add anise extract and vanilla

Add chopped pecans

In a seperate bowl whisk flour, baking soda, and salt

Gradually add dry ingredients to prepared mixture above

When reaching close to a "dough" stage put mixture on a floured surface and continue to add a little more flour to thicken texture

Seperate dough in half and form two "loaves" (approx 12"X6") placing each one on the two cookie sheets

Set in middle of oven for about 30 minutes rotating cookie sheet halfway through, watch for a light golden appearance

Remove from oven and place on a wire rack, turn oven temperature up to 400 degrees, after cooling for about 15 minutes, carefully remove loaf with spatula and place on wooden cutting board

Cut loaf in half lengthwise then cut each half widthwise in "sticks" about an inch apart

Place "sticks" back on the cookie sheet on their sides and bake again for about 8 to 10 minutes and then turn the cookies over and place back in oven for another 6 to 8 minutes until they begin to appear lightly golden

Remove, place pan on wire rack to cool for about ten minutes and place cookies on a wire rack.

Watch carefully, oven temperatures vary,this is too much work to have them "burn"

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