Almond Brown Sugar Biscotti

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 tablespoon star anise
• 3 large eggs
• 3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup almonds chopped

1. Beat sugars and butter until well blended.
2. Add anise seed and eggs; blend well.
3. Stir in flour and baking powder; mix well.
4. Stir in almonds.
5. Shape dough into two 10x1 rolls.
6. Place rolls 4 in.
7. apart on greased cookie sheet.
8. Flatten each to 2-in.
9. width.
10. Bake at 350F (180C) for 20 to 30 min.
11. or until golden brown.
12. Cool completely; cut diagonally into 1/2 in.
13. slices.
14. Arrange slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheets.
15. Bake at 350F (180C) for 6 to 10 minutes or until bottom begins to brown.
16. Turn and bake for an additional 3 to 5 min.
17. or until crisp.
18. Cool completely.
19. Store in tightly covered container.
20. (Will keep for one month.
21. Be aware that the flavors do tend to get stronger with time.)
22. Chocolate chip/pecan Biscotti: omit the almonds and anise seed; then added 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
23. Also, add 1 teaspoon vanilla before adding the flour and baking powder.

sugar, brown sugar, butter, star anise, eggs, flour, baking powder, almonds

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/almond-brown-sugar-biscotti-4631 (may not work)