Best Ever Biscotti

BEST EVER BISCOTTI

1 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. anise (optional)
3 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped almonds

Preheat oven to 300°.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together, butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Next add the vanilla and anise extract (if you don't use anise, use 2 tsp. vanilla).
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt; and add to creamed mixture.
Stir in almonds.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Divide the dough in half, and form each half into a 3" X 11" rectangle on the parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake in the pre-heated oven for 35 minutes or until golden and firm to touch.
Remove from oven and lift parchment paper and logs to a cooling rack.
Cool completely.
On a cutting board, cut with a serrated knife, diagonally, 3/4 " wide.
Preheat oven to 325°
Place cut side down on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes. Turn cookies over and bake 10 minutes more.
Remove and cool completely on wire rack.
Store in an airtight container.

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Bev's Soft Biscotti

3/4 cups sugar
1 stick margarine at room temperature
3 eggs
1 1/2 Tbsp. whiskey
1 Tbsp. anise extract/flavoring
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
3 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together sugar and margarine.
Add the eggs, whiskey, anise and salt, mix well.
Add baking powder and flour until thoroughly incorporated.
Divide dough in half and on a parchment lined baking sheet, form each piece into a 11" X 3 " log which is approximately!/2 " high.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool logs on wire cooling racks completely.
On a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 3/4 " slices.

Icing:
Mix together well:

1/2 cup powdered sugar 

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Drizzle freely over tops of the Biscotti and let air-dry.
After dry, store in an airtight container.

These Biscotti are different from the traditional ones that are twiced baked, thus giving you a Softer Biscotti.

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