Recipe for biscotti

This biscotti recipe is inspired by a cookie you can buy in Il Mercantino, a small Italian supermarket in Aarhus. They sell the most delicious version with a generous amount of almonds and a thick layer of dark chocolate. The goal was therefore to achieve the same taste and crispness as them. Fortunately, we succeeded - after more than a handful of attempts - here is the final recipe.

TIP: Also try this recipe: cookies with edible flowers or healthy cookies or macaroons with marzipan

 Biscotti are the perfect little cookie or sweet biscuit as a sidekick to coffee as a little afternoon treat or as a sweet ending to a good dinner. It is a crunchy, crispy little snack that you can dip in coffee, tea or in the Italian drink "Vin Santo". The delicious biscotti are also an excellent hostess gift, packaged in a glass or bag with a ribbon around it. The cookies can keep for weeks, so you can easily bake a large batch, so you have both for visitors and guests. However, wait to dip them in chocolate until the day, so that it remains nice and shiny. TIP: If you have leftover melted dark chocolate, you can use it for rocky road.    

Variations

It's easy to vary my biscotti recipe to suit your taste buds and the contents of your kitchen cupboards. Here are some ideas to inspire you:

• Feel free to use other nuts or seeds than almonds. Try walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts or pistachios, for example. 
• Try adding 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to the dough to make beautiful chocolate biscotti.
• Dip biscotti in light or milk chocolate.
• Sprinkle some freeze-dried berries, dried flowers or other decorations on the chocolate before it has time to harden.

TIP: Also try the recipe at vanilla wreath or Christmas cookies or Sarah Bernhardt cakes