Seeing glass jars full of biscotti at coffee houses reminds me of a time, not so long ago, when baking them intimidated me. That was before we perfected our biscotti recipe. Now, the guesswork is gone and these crunchy Italian cookies can be made easily at home.
The trick to perfect cookies? The finger-shaped wafers are twice-baked, producing a pleasantly dry texture that give the biscotti a longer shelf life. It’s no wonder they’re such a treat dunked into coffee or a seasonal hot chocolate.
Our master biscotti recipe makes it easy for you to tailor the cookies to your taste, too. It's all about choosing pantry ingredients to suit your mood. Here are our 12 favourite flavour combinations:
The crunch of pistachios meets the sweet-tart flavour of cranberries in this easy biscotti recipe. Get our pistachio and cranberry biscotti recipe.
Peanut butter and chocolate, in biscotti form. Get our peanut butter and chocolate biscotti recipe.
Perfect for dunking in coffee, these easy biscotti pop with orange zest, hazelnuts and almonds. Get our biscotti torrone recipe.
Figs and almonds make for a subtly sweet, crunchy treat. Get our fig, almond and amaretto biscotti recipe.
Lemon zest and lemon meringue icing make for a fresh take on biscotti. Get our lemon meringue biscotti recipe.
These crunchy, not-too-sweet PSBs are the perfect coffee companion. Get our pumpkin spice biscotti recipe.
If you're going to make biscotti, you may as well make it fully loaded. Get our pretzel, Oreo, coconut and chocolate biscotti recipe.
Dress up your biscotti for Christmas with a chocolate dip and candy-cane garnish. Get our chocolate candy cane biscotti recipe.
Chai spice and a simple icing make for a cozy treat. Get our chai spice biscotti recipe.
Chocolate and coffee and cookie, who could ask for more? Get our mochaccino biscotti recipe.
Sweet cinnamon butter and nutmeg add holiday sparkle to this easy biscotti recipe. Get our cinnamon toast biscotti recipe.
More of a savoury sort? We got you. Get our savoury cheese biscotti recipe.
A little bit sweet, a little bit zesty. Get our cherry, lemon and thyme biscotti recipe.
Maltesers candy, in biscotti form. Get our malted milk biscotti recipe.
You can add chopped nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips, spices, herbs or even candy. Just mix, shape into two logs (or rectangles) and bake. Cool the logs slightly, slice and then bake again. Once cooled, just pop them into an airtight container and they’ll keep for a week or two—if they last that long!
PS. Once they're made, these cookies will disappear quickly.
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