Walnut cherry Biscotti

My plan today was to rest and relax but making more biscotti won over.  

I did want to try adding dried cherries along with chopped walnuts to my original biscotti recipe and the biscotti were delicious.  

This recipe makes approximately 4 nice size biscotti loaves.

2 sticks softened butter

1  1/2 cups sugar

6 eggs

4 1/2 cups flour

4 tsp. Baking powder 

2 tsp. Vanilla extract 

1 tsp. Vanilla butternut extract ( use all vanilla extract if you can’t find the butternut one)

1/2 cup chopped walnuts 

1/2 cup chopped dried cherries 

4 T milk .  Brush top with milk and

Sprinkle of sugar.

Bake 375° for approximately 20 minutes.  Remove from oven . Cool completely and cut in thick slices. Return to oven turn oven to 300° and bake each side for 10  minutes.

Cool .  Store in cool area.  I use either in a cookie jar or sealable bag or Christmas cookie tins. They keep for a long time or can be frozen.

Enjoy!

NOTE: I found that the cherries were delicious in these biscotti but a little larger than dried cranberries.  Cutting through was difficult so I used my electric knife as to avoid breakage.  I suggest using dried cranberries might please you better.

The following photo is an illustration of how I place tablespoons of batter in a row and close sides with a wide knife or silicone spatula .

Favorite food photos 2

As much as I like to bake and cook I also like taking photos of my creations.  Eye candy is important!

 

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White chocolate chips and macadamia nut cookies

The below cookie recipe was so good I’m making them with white chocolate morsels and macadamia nuts.

Today I made a half recipe.  It made 20  medium cookies .

4  1/4 cups All purpose flour

1tsp. Baking soda

1tsp. Baking powder 

1 1/2 cups butter

1  1/4 cups sugar

1  1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 Eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla 

****2 cups chocolate chunks or morsels

For this recipe I used 3/4 cup white chocolate morsels and

1/2 cups macadamia nuts

Heat oven to 375°.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl and set aside.

In your upright mixer combine butter, regular sugar and brown sugar.  Beat at medium speed.  Add eggs and vanilla.

Reduce speed beat on low slowly adding flour mixture.  Best until we’ll mixed.  Add chocolate .  Mix chocolate with a wooden spoon until incorporated.

Using a meatball size scooper( tablespoon size). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Used parchment paper to line my sheet.  Spacing well.  

Bake 10 to 12 minutes depending on size and your oven.****  Ovens vary in temperature.. 

 Do not overbake but they should be light golden brown.

Let stand a few minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

For approximately 2 to 2 1/2 size cookies you will get about 4 dozen.