Amaretto Almond Biscotti for Holiday Cookie Exchange #SundaySupper
I was all over this #SundaySupper with Amaretto Almond Biscotti for Holiday Cookie Exchange #Sunday Supper. I make hundreds of cookies each year and give away almost all of them, to teachers, hairdressers, karate instructors, piano teachers, the list goes on.
They all seem to appreciate them and say how much they enjoy getting them each year. Recently I started making biscotti and it has been a big hit. I tried a new one this year and love it.
I got this biscotti recipe from a site called Quite Curious she has all the pictures if you would like to see it step by step. As you know that is not my forte, so jump on over there to have a look.
Biscotti is a nice addition to the other cookies you normally get, something to dunk in your hot chocolate or coffee. I love nuts so this recipe appealed to me.
It is fabulous. Think outside the box a bit when making cookies and you will come up with some that you may never have tried making.
Happy Holidays!!
Amaretto Almond Biscotti for Holiday Cookie Exchange #SundaySupper
A wonderful biscotti for the holidays!!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 Tbsp. amaretto liqueur
- 2 cup whole almonds
- 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat.
- Cream together the butter and sugar in a standup mixer with a paddle attachment. Add in the eggs one at a time and then add in the rest of the ingredients except the almonds and chocolate. Mix well until it forms a sticky smooth batter. Gently fold in the almonds.
- Divide the dough in half and make into long logs about 3" wide and 10" long spaced about 2" apart.
- Bake for 25-30 min. or until the cookie is golden brown. Shut oven off and remove the cookies. Let the cookies cool for about 10 min. Slice into 1" pieces and turn them over on their side.
- Return cookies to the oven and use the residual heat to let them dry out. This may take an hour. If they aren't dry and the oven is cooled. Turn the oven to 200F. Make sure the cookies don't brown too much.
- Let them cool completely and then drizzle on the chocolate by pouring the melted chocolate in a sandwich bag and snip off a tiny bit of one corner. Drizzle each biscotti with the melted chocolate.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 193Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 2gSugar: 12gProtein: 4g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
The Sunday Supper team
This week they have put together their top Holiday Cookie Recipes that will surely be the first to go from the Cookie Exchange swapping table. Let me tell you, this group can bake! Everything they touch just makes me want to dive through my screen and take a big bite.
There is something about hosting a Cookie Exchange that is so perfect for the Holiday Season. Although we are hosting a Virtual Cookie Exchange.
The Sunday Supper team will gather Around the Family Table on Sunday Night at 7:00 o’clock Eastern Time on Twitter to enjoy a grand selection of cookies.
This Week, Sunday Supper
Also, we have a special host who knows all about Cookies. Janet Keeler, Food & Travel Editor for the Tampa Bay Times and Author of Cookielicious will be joining us with tips on baking for the Ultimate Cookie Exchange and to answer any of your baking questions. Grab a glass of milk and join us for The Ultimate Cookie Exchange during #SundaySupper this week.
We are giving away 5 signed copies of Cookielicious with 150 fabulous recipes to bake and share.
The Sunday Supper Favorite Cookie Exchange Cookies:
- Turtle Thumbprint Cookies by Cravings of a Lunatic
- #glutenfree Almond Oatmeal Raisin Cookies by Cooking Underwriter
- Cardamom-Walnut Cookies by Home Cooking Memories
- Polish Chrusciki (Bow Ties) by Comfy Cuisine
- Cherry Blossom Cookies by Flour on my Face
- Rosettes by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Double-the-Mint Chocolate Kiss Cookies by The Weekend Gourmet
- Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Chocolate Dipped Potato Chip Shortbread Cookies by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Zimtsterne {Cinamon Stars} #Dairyfree by Galactosemia in PDX
- S’mores Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Book and Cooks
- Chocolate Whoppers by Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Ricotta Cookies with White Chocolate Glaze Country Girl in the Village
- Turtles by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Salted Caramel Brownie Cookies! by I Run For Wine
- Amaretto Almond Biscotti by Noshing With The Nolands
- Double Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti by Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
- Ice Cream Kolaczki by Cookistry
- Amoniaczki by What Smells So Good?
- Peppermint Sugar Cookies by In The Kitchen With KP
- Christmas Crunchies by Magnolia Days
- Cream Cheese Swirled Red Velvet Cookies by Mom’s Test Kitchen
- Double Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies and Tips on Mailing Cookies by Chocolate Moosey
- Congo Bars by Supper for a Steal
- Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies by Midlife Road Trip
- Best Ever Pecan Pie Bars by Shockingly Delicious
- Mexican Hot Cocoa Cookies by Juanita’s Cocina
- Tea Biscuits by My Cute Bride
- Lebanese Butter Cookies for the Christmas Season by The Catholic Foodie
- Almond Joy Macaroons by Cupcakes and Kale Chips
For more amazing cookies recipes like Snowball Surprise Cookies, check out Cookielicious by Food Editor Janet K. Keeler from The Tampa Bay Times now while there is a special… Buy One Cookielicious Cookbook and get one for a friend!
Do you have a favorite cookie to take to a Cookie Exchange? Please join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper on December 9th. In the evening we will meet at 7pm EST for our #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange live chat.
All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.
We’d also love to feature your recipe for The Ultimate Cookie Exchange on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board to share them with all of our followers, too.
Comments & Reviews
Renee says
Wishing I had some biscotti like this with my coffee right about now…
Noshing with the Nolands says
Perfect way to start the day!!
Shiloh Barkley says
Love biscotti! Pinning this! Found you at The Lovely Pantry!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much for coming over and for pinning!!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says
Biscotti with a liqueur in them is my absolute favorite. They look sooo good Tara!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Paula, I like baking with alcohol, it adds so much more flavor!!!
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina says
I need to get over my fear of biscotti and make these! YUM!
Noshing with the Nolands says
They are very easy to make and oh so good!
Conni Smith says
Oh my goodness gracious – I LOVE biscotti!
Noshing with the Nolands says
One of my new favs too!
Katherine Martinelli says
I adore biscotti! These are absolutely gorgeous, and I’m sure will be a much appreciated gift this holiday season 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming by Katherine, they turned out very good!!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
These look perfect! Biscotti was never a tradition in my family, so I have only tried it once or twice. This flavor sounds amazing!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Never been a tradition here but my family are now loving them.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
Beautiful photos, beautiful biscotti. I don’t know why but I’m afraid of making them. Strange lil phobia, right? I love giving away cookies too – nothing makes people happier!
Noshing with the Nolands says
They are very easy to make, you should try them.
Dara says
I love homemade biscotti! So tasty.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming by Dara!
Sheila Fretz says
I want to figure out a way to make this gluten free, because it looks delicious.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Tell me if you do try them gluten free and how they turn out.
Bea says
I am also a biscotti fan and like to dunk it in coffee. These are so beautiful – yum!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Bea, they are hiding in my freezer or I would have eaten them all.
Liz says
Oooh, these would be excellent with my morning tea…wait, make that my anytime tea!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Hahaha, thanks Liz!!
Anne @ Webicurean says
Those are some beautiful cookies! I didn’t realize that biscotti is relatively simple to make.
Noshing with the Nolands says
It really is simple, I just taught the Grade 9’s in food options to make another recipe last Friday, very easy.
Donna says
I love biscotti, and I love almond. These look absolutely awesome!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming over Donna!
Laura | Small Wallet, Big Appetite says
Every year I say I am going to try making my own Biscotti but I just haven’t gotten around to it. I think these would make such great office gifts.
Noshing with the Nolands says
It really is very easy and oh so good!!
Kari@Loaves n Dishes says
Biscotti are such a great gift; I would love to receive these!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Is that a hint Kari, LOL!!
Sarah says
Ha if I knew the booze wouldn’t be missed I’d be making these all the time
Noshing with the Nolands says
LOL Sarah!
Baltic Maid says
What a delicious and beautiful biscotti. I’ll be making these as gifts. Thank you so much!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Save some for yourself!!
diabeticFoodie says
I love biscotti because they aren’t usually as sweet as other cookies. Thanks for sharing!
Noshing with the Nolands says
They have been a big hit here for the last few years!!
Katie says
These sound like great little biscottis! I love having something dunkable!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Dunking just makes it that much more fun!!
Megan says
These biscotti’s look amazing!!!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Megan.
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
I love biscotti, and these are gorgeous! Though your food is always gorgeous, Tara.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Brianne and I can send that comment back at you!!
Arlene@FlourOnMyFace says
I love anything Amaretto flavored. Your pictures are beautiful.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much for coming by!
Tammi @ Momma's Meals says
These look like the perfect snack with a big ol’ cup of hot cocoa!! Thanks for sharing!!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I am going to have to save some for us this year and do that!!
Lyn @LovelyPantry says
Beautiful photography! These Biscotti look divine. So beautifully presented.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Lyn!!
Heather @girlichef says
I actually love biscotti, Tara – and this is such an amazing flavor profile. Almond-anything is perfect in my book, and I just know I’d love dunking these in my coffee.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Heather, I am a big nut fan and almond it one of my favorites too!!
Susan says
I am all over the addition of amaretto in these biscotti!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I like booze in lot of baking and cooking, just adds so much more flavor!!
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