Chocolate-Mint Biscotti
From Gem's Vegetarian Cooking
Source: Mommy Logan
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Grind sugar and mint leaves in food processor 30 seconds. transfer to medium bowl. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and add to sugar. Mix in chocolate chips.
Divide dough in half. With damp hands form 1/2 dough into log 11" X 2 1/2" X 1/2 ". Leave 2" between logs on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Bake 35 minutes - until golden. Remove from oven; lower heat to 325 degrees. Cool pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Cut logs into 3/4" slices. Return slices to pan standing up slightly apart. Bake 15 more minutes, until crisp. Cool on rack.
These biscotti will keep for weeks in an air tight container.