Chocolate Chip Biscotti are a fun American twist on a classic Italian cookie recipe! A crisp, twice baked dessert sweet studded with pieces of chocolate. A great cookie to dunk in coffee or eat on its own from a Christmas cookie platter.
1cupchocolate chipsmore if you want to apply chocolate coating to finished cookies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle position.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or using a large bowl with a hand mixer) beat the butter and sugar together at medium speed.
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup sugar
Add the eggs one at a time, combining fully before adding the other.
2 large eggs
Add the vanilla and briefly mix to combine.
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Reduce speed to low. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until just combined.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
Add the chocolate chips and mix on a slow speed until just incorporated.
1 cup chocolate chips
Remove the dough from the bowl and split into two halves.
Roll the dough out into two logs approximately 12-13 inches long and 2 inches wide (slightly flattened with your hands). Place on a silicone mat or parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake the loafs for about 20 minutes, or until they are starting to develop cracks on the top.
Remove from the oven and let the logs cool for only 10 minutes.
Use a sharp knife to cut the logs, at a diagonal, into cookies approximately 1/2 inch thick.
Place all of the slices onto the baking sheet again (touching is fine as they will no longer expand).
Put the cut cookies back in the oven for an additional 15 minutes.The cookies will feel crisp on top but still slightly "give" and push down in the middle.
Remove from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack completely before storing in an air tight container up to 1 month.
Optional Chocolate Dipping
If you want to dip the cookies partially into more chocolate, melt an additional half cup of chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute.
Stir the chocolate and continue heating in 30 second intervals until fully melted, stirring in between.
Dunk the cookies or spoon the chocolate over the cookies to coat as desired.
Let harden on a cooling rack or parchment paper.
Notes
If adding a chocolate coating, do not do this until the cookies are cool. Otherwise the chocolates will run off and not stick.