What's something that you can bring to a cookie swap, gift your neighbors and send to your extended family across the country? White Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti obviously!
My grandparents are obsessed with biscotti! Each and every year they get a package from yours truly with a big fat bow on it and some White Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti inside. It last them weeks and it's fun to sprinkle a little bit of Gaby on their day! That way I can send a little love even though I'm an entire country away in LA when they are in Florida!
This one is loaded with chocolate, dried cranberries and then MORE chocolate. It's the perfect thing to dip into your coffee every morning. And it's very much appropriate to send across the country. It ships really well. I just wrap each biscotti in a little paper towel and then pop them all into a zip top bag. Christmas gifts are handled!
White Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 2 teaspoon grated meyer lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup dried cranberries
- 12 ounces white chocolate chips divided in half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a heavy baking sheet with parchment paper. Sift together flour and baking powder and set aside. In a mixer, beat the sugar, butter, lemon zest and salt. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Add the flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in the cranberries and ½ of the white chocolate chips.
- Form the dough into a 12-inch long, 3-inch wide log on the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
- Place the log on the cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log on a diagonal into ¾-inch-thick slices. Arrange the biscotti on the baking sheet. Bake the biscotti again, for 10-15 minutes, until they are golden brown. Transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely.
- Melt the remaining white chocolate chips in a double boiler. Dip the bottom of the biscotti in the white chocolate and let chocolate cool and set.
I love the white chocolate/cranberry combo, I bet these are prefect for dipping in coffee or tea. Thanks for sharing!
Gaby, thank you for this post. I have a biscotti recipe that I love which is similar to this although also has pistachios. I always have just dipped half the biscotti in the white chocolate. It looks fine but not quite right. Of course, no one has ever complained but it bugs me (I am going to post about them soon because they are one of my favorite X-mas cookies). Anyway, it never occurred to me to just dip the whole bottom in the chocolate. Much better presentation! Thank you!
Such a festive treat - and a nice substitute for cookies.
Wish I had a couple of those for my afternoon hot cocoa! xxoo
Uh, HELLO! What a delicious treat! Me likey! Me wanty!
LOL!! Me thinky Brooke is funny!
Thank you so much for reminding me of my favorite holiday cookies - biscotti! Yours look absolutely perfect, Gaby. Thanks so much for sharing.
These look easy enough for me to make! Love biscotti!
I am making these tomorrow - thanks for sharing!
i love this flavor profile. biscotti is one of those favorite holiday treats. where's my batch? x
I love biscotti! Especially with white chocolate. I love the way it tastes as it melts in your tea or hot chocolate 🙂 These are a great gift idea!
Wow, these look delicious!
Great treat for the holidays!
Very nice recipe & I love the versatility for the ingredient add-ins. XO
HEAVEN! i love biscotti...they're so fun to make and feel so fancy when you eat them! this is perfect for the holidays and for giving away 🙂
I know! I love how they totally make you feel fancy 🙂
I sure hope you stashed some away for yourself! They are beautiful. I'd probably have eaten them all by now.
heck yes I saved some for myself!! Wish you were closer so I could have shared!