Chocolate-Orange Biscotti
20m prep 45m cook 1h 5m ready
About forty-two 3 × ½-inch biscotti If you gild the lily as a matter of course, add ½ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts to the dough along with the chocolate chips. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- (2 teaspoons instant espresso powder)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup chopped dark chocolate or mini semisweet chocolate chips (4 oz or 115g)
- (6 ounces [170g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted)
Let's Prepare
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Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.
- 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- (2 teaspoons instant espresso powder)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup chopped dark chocolate or mini semisweet chocolate chips (4 oz or 115g)
- (6 ounces [170g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted)
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Whisk together in a medium bowl: 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; (2 teaspoons instant espresso powder); ½ teaspoon salt
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Step 2.
Beat in a large bowl, or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, until smooth: 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) unsalted butter, softened; 1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar
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Step 3.
Add: 2 teaspoons vanilla; Finely grated zest of 1 orange
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Step 4.
Beat in: 2 large eggs
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Step 5.
Add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and stir in until almost fully combined. Add: ¾ cup chopped dark chocolate or mini semisweet chocolate chips (4 oz or 115g)
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Step 6.
Stir to bring the dough together. Shape, bake, and cool as for Anise-Almond Biscotti. If desired, dip half of each cookie in: (6 ounces [170g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted)
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