Almond Biscotti Aka Whiskey Cookies
- 6 oz. whole natural almonds with skins on - toasted
- 1-1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- Zest from one large orange
- 1/2 cup salted butter - optional = browned butter
- 6 tablespoons whiskey - your choice (Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey is my favorite for these cookies)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3-1/2 cups sifted unbleached AP flour (plus extra on hand if needed for rolling)
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large eggs
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0 F. lightly grease two baking sheets
- PREP THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS
- Toast almonds on a baking sheet, lightly salt...let sit until needed.
- In a small bowl, mix the sugar, five spice and orange zest together...let sit until needed.
- In measuring cup with spout for easier pouring, melt the butter; take off heat, cool a bit then stir in the whiskey, almond extract and vanilla...let sit until needed.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, almond meal and baking powde...let sit until needed.
- COMBINING THE INGREDIENTS
- Beat the sugar mixture with the eggs until it is pale looking.
- Stir in the butter mixture.
- Using a wooden spoon, fold in half the flour mixture until almost incorporated. Fold in the remaining flour, and again, until the flour is almost incorporated.
- Add the almonds; fold the dough and almonds together, until incorporated.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- FORMING THE BISCOTTI LOGS AND BAKING TWICE
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide into four equal pieces.rnOn a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a log 12 inches in length.
- Place 2 logs on a lightly greased baking sheet; flatten them to 1/2 inch thickness.rnNote: stick both sheets in the oven and half way through switch them from top to bottom.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the temperature down to 250u0b0 F.rnLet the logs cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
- Slice each log diagonally into 1/2-inch thick cookies. Note: If the biscotti log is crumbling then let it cool a few minutes more.
- Lay the sliced cookies flat onto the baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes; turn cookies over and bake an additional 25 minutes - until golden brown or they are crisped to your preference. The longer in the oven the crisper they will get.
- Cool on wire racks.rnStore in an airtight container to help keep them crisp - should keep up to a month.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/32652-almond-biscotti-aka-whiskey-cookies (may not work)