Mocha Hazelnut Biscotti Recipes

Steps:

• Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into 3/4-in. balls; press lightly to flatten. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For filling, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in cream and extract. In another bowl, combine cocoa, coffee granules and boiling water; stir to dissolve granules. Beat into creamed mixture. Fold in almonds. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. , Spread filling on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking sheet.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time and blend well.
• Mix flour, coffee, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a bowl and whisk to blend. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until dough is blended.
• Lightly oil a large square of aluminum foil. Place dough on top and use foil to roll into a log about 12 inches long. Open the foil and slip dough log onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently flatten log to about 1 1/2 inches in height.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove and let cool 10 minutes, leaving oven on. Slice log into 12 biscotti using a serrated knife. Stand biscotti upright on the baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch space between each.
• Return to the oven and bake 12 minutes more. Remove and let cool completely, about 1 hour. Store biscotti in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F on convection bake setting.
• note that if you do not have a convection oven setting baking times will have to be increased a bit at all stages in the recipe.
• Combine butter, sugars and espresso or coffee granules in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and mix briefly.
• Add flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix until well blended.
• Fold in pecans, chocolate morsels and cinnamon chips.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Scoop dough out onto paper and form into a large rectangle, ¾-inch thick.
• Bake 25 minutes, or until firm.
• Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes.
• Use a serrated knife to cut the dough into ½-inch thick slices.
• Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and return to the oven for 8 minutes.
• Turn and bake 8 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks before storing in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water. Beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla, egg and coffee in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into 10x3-inch rectangle on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cracked and deep brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes. Cut each rectangle crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Carefully turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp and deep brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on mediun to high speed for 30 seconds; add sugar, coffee crystals, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; beat until combined.
• Beat in eggs until combined; beat in cocoa powder and as much of the flour as you can with the mixer; stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon; stir in nuts.
• Divide the dough in half; shape into loafs, using flour on hands; Place loaves on greased cookie sheet about 5 inches apart on cookie sheet; flatten to 3-inches wide; Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until firm and a toothpick insterted in center comes out clean; reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Cool on cookie sheet; transfer loaves to cutting board, cut each loaf diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices; Lay sliced, cut side down,on cookie sheet; bake for 8-minutes; turn slices over and bake 7 to 12 minutes more or until dry and crisp; transfer to racks and cool.
• For espresso drizzle, in a medium bowl dissolve instant espresso in 1 tablespoon water; stir in powdered sugar; add additional water, IF necessary, to make drizzling consistency, drizzle over biscotti's.