Toffee Biscotti

After cleaning up the previous day’s donut mess I could only think of one thing to do… more baking. And a partially used bag of toffee from a waffle and ice cream Sunday bar movie night was calling my name. Toffee biscotti was inevitably the only acceptable answer.

And acceptable it was. I’m in love with this easy biscotti recipe and intend to use it as a base for many, many future biscottis – subbing out the toffee for all other sorts of mix-ins.

It was a perfect Monday morning pick- me-up with a cup of coffee. And lent itself to being packaged with a cheesy note for Boyfriend.

Recipe adapted from On Sugar Mountain

Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened to room temp
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1Tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup (very generous) roughly chopped toffee bits

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line one large cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In ta large bowl beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, a full three minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, being sure to incorporate each one completely before adding another. Beat in vanilla and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
3. Mix flour mixture into butter mixture, slowly, until dough comes together. Gently mix in toffee bits. You may need to use your hands right at the end to ensure even distribution.
4. Divide dough in half and shape into two logs, approximately 9inch long. Pat each log down so that it is only about 1 1/2 inch high. Place logs on prepared cookie sheet with at least 2 inches of space between for spreading.
5. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the top just begins to crack and brown. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing to a cutting board. Using a large serrated knife, cut logs on the diagonal into slices roughly 1 inch thick.
6. Place sliced cookies back onto the baking sheet and bake for an additional 12-15 minutes or until completely dry in the center. Let cool on wire rack before packaging or serving. I dipped mine in chocolate ganache from this donut recipe.