This easy Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti recipe delivers bakery-style crunch with festive color from cranberries and pistachios. Great with coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.
Biscotti is an elegant treat at Christmas time. One that mainly adults like to indulge in with a nice hot coffee. Biscotti can be eaten at any time of day too, from breakfast to dessert.
It makes for a pretty presentation on a cookie tray or all by itself.
With a little snack of leftover cranberries and pistachios, it makes the biscotti even better!!!
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
Cranberries and pistachios pair so nice together in this festive holiday cookie!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup light olive oil
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup shelled pistachios coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup shaved white chocolate
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 300F.
- In a large bowl of a standup mixer with a paddle attachment add the oil and sugar and mix well. Add in the extracts and eggs and again mix well.
- In another bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients, flour, salt, and baking powder. Add it to the sugar, oil mixture and continue to mix until well blended. Add the cranberries and pistachio and mix well, the dough will be stiff.
- Divide dough in half and make into two logs about 9×3" on the parchment paper. The dough can be handled much easier with wet hands so that it doesn’t stick.
- Bake for 30-40 min. or until very light brown. Let cool for 10 min. and then carefully cut into 3/4" slices with a serrated knife.
- Turn the cookies onto their sides on the same parchment paper and bake for 10-12 min. or until golden and cooked through. Let cool on racks.
- Once cool, melt chocolate and pour into a plastic icing bag, cut off a small amount from the tip of the bag. Drizzle each biscotti with the melted chocolate.
- The recipe can be easily doubled and they freeze well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 36mgSugar: 8g
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Recipe adapted from A Family Feast
Comments & Reviews
Shauna Parzuchowski says
You reference butter in the directions, though I do not see it listed in the ingredients. Can you please tell me how much, and salted or unsalted? I want to make this for gifts for my neighbors, Thank you!
Noshing with the Nolands says
So sorry it is to read sugar, oil mixture, there is no butter in the recipe. Thank you so much for telling me of the typo.
Kim Beaulieu says
I love biscotti and you know I have a serious weakness for pistachio. I can’t wait to try these.
So happy you joined us this week Tara. xx
Sarah M. says
I’d buy some jars so I could send some homemade “food-in-a-jar” Christmas gifts to my family!
Val says
BTW, I honestly don’t know where to start with what I would pick because I LOVE glass bottles and I saw some that were blue and…oh, seriously, don’t know where to start.
Val says
You. Me. Biscotti. Coffee. Maybe via Skype? 😉
Nicky says
These biscotti look delicious. For the drawing, I’d love to buy the glass milk bottles.
Aimee @ See Aimee Cook says
I already love the cranberry + pistachio combo so this sounds esp amazing!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much!!
Alexis K. says
I’d definitely get some of the bubble glass jars for packaging strawberry jam- my signature!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Mmmmm strawberry jam!! Thanks for entering Alexis!!
Peter @Feed Your Soul Too says
How truly fun. You are getting everyone into the season including giving. thx for sharing.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Peter, good luck to you!!
The Ninja Baker says
Your biscotti is indeed “inspired” and oh, so elegant, Tara. The touch of white drizzle truly adds that extra wow factor, too =)
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Kim!!
Liz says
Perfect holiday biscotti, Tara! You drizzled these beautifully!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I have to say that was Colleen drizzling!! Thanks Liz!!
Stacy says
I love the Christmasy colors of the pistachios and cranberries, Tara. Tell Colleen, nice choice!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I always make something with these two ingredients I love them together!!
Helene D'Souza says
I have heard so many people rave about this flavor combination. Yours finally convinced me to try the recipe. Thank you and have a nice day!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Helene!!
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
These are gorgeous biscotti! I would love to be dipping them in some morning coffee right now!
Happy day #3!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Jen!!
Martha@A Family Feast says
Thanks so much for the link back Tara!! Your biscotti look fabulous (gorgeous photos!) and I love the white chocolate drizzle you’ve added to the top! Happy Holidays! Martha
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Martha for a great recipe, we are sure enjoying them. Happy Holidays to you too!!
Helene D'Souza says
I have heard so many people rave about this flavor combination. Yours finally convinced me to try the recipe. Thank you and have a nice day!
Martha@A Family Feast says
Thanks so much for the link back Tara!! Your biscotti look fabulous (gorgeous photos!) and I love the white chocolate drizzle you’ve added to the top! Happy Holidays! Martha