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You can make these cookies up to a week ahead and store them at room temperature in an airtight container. When buying dried cherries, look for those without added sugar. Serve with coffee or tea.

Recipe by Cooking Light January 2006

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Credit: Jan Smith

Recipe Summary

Yield:
40 biscotti (serving size: 1 biscotto)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 350°.

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  • Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine rind, butter, juice, almond extract, and eggs in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Stir in cherries and almonds. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 8 times. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into an 11-inch-long roll. Place rolls 4 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.

  • Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until golden. Remove the rolls from pan, and cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Cut each roll diagonally into 20 (1/2-inch) slices. Carefully stand slices upright on baking sheet.

  • Reduce oven temperature to 325°.

  • Bake biscotti for 20 minutes or until almost firm (biscotti will be slightly soft in center but will continue to harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

83 calories; calories from fat 23%; fat 2.1g; saturated fat 0.5g; mono fat 1g; poly fat 0.4g; protein 2g; carbohydrates 14.3g; fiber 1.1g; cholesterol 17mg; iron 0.6mg; sodium 79mg; calcium 26mg.
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