Chocolate Mint Biscotti

• coffee
• dunkers

This is definitely an after-supper biscotti — very festive in the dark, cold winter months!

Ingredients:

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a standing electric mixer using the paddle attachment, whip oil and sugar together.
3. Gradually add eggs and extract. Beat well.
4. Combine cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder and stir into wet mixture.
5. Divide dough and place onto prepared baking sheet.
6. With wet hands, form into log shapes about 2 inches wide and nearly as long as the pan.
7. Bake until golden, about 35 minutes. The color of the biscotti makes “golden” a bit difficult to determine, so look for firm edges and a split top.
8. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
9. Preheat oven to 250ºF.
10. Slice on a bias, about 1½ inches thick.
11. Lay the cookies flat on baking sheet and return to oven.
12. Bake for 40 minutes, turn oven off, and let cookies cool inside the falling oven.
13. Store in air-tight container.

Happy Dunking!