Chocolate Chip Mint Biscotti Recipe Recipe For Banana

CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. , Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apricots and chocolate chips. , Divide dough in half. On ungreased baking sheets, shape each portion into a 12-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until firm. Cool for 5 minutes. , Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. , Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease large cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Beat in banana, vanilla and eggs until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide dough in half. On cookie sheet, shape each half into 10x3-inch rectangle with greased hands (dough will be sticky).
• Bake about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes; move to cutting board. Using sharp knife, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices.
• Place slices, cut sides down, on cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and dry on top. Turn cookies. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

CHOCOLATE MINT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325° F. In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
• 2. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract until mixed.
• 3. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour mixture and beat just until blended.
• 4. Roughly chop Andes mints.
• 5. Incorporate semi-sweet chocolate chips and roughly chopped Andes mints until combined.
• 6. Divide dough in half. On parchment paper lined large cookie sheet, shape each half into 12" by 3" log, about 3 inches apart.
• 7. Bake logs 30 minutes.
• 8. Cool logs on cookie sheet on wire rack 15 minutes.
• 9. Place logs on cutting board. With serrated knife, cut each log crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. With long metal spatula, place slices, top side up, 1/4 inch apart, on same cookie sheet. Bake slices 20 minutes more to allow biscotti to dry out. Cool biscotti completely on cookie sheet on wire rack. (Biscotti will harden as they cool.) Store biscotti in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 2 weeks, or in freezer up to 6 months.
• 10. The additional 20 minute baking time is optional but do lay cookies to dry. Drizzle with chocolate of choice. Add crushed mint chocolate candies or crushed peppermint candies or shake some powdered sugar atop.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, combine bananas, oil, egg and vanilla.
• Pour banana mixture into dry mixture along with nuts and chocolate chips, stir together.
• Flour a working area and turn dough out onto it. Flour hands as dough is sticky. Form two 7 inch loaves about 2 inches wide.
• Put loaves on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and turn temperature down to 250 degrees.
• Remove loaves from cookie sheet and let cool 10 minutes.
• Cut loaves into 3/4 inch slices, return slices to cookie sheet.
• Bake for an additional 18-20 minutes.

BANANA WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line one cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• In another large bowl, beat together the eggs, mashed banana, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in the flour until incorporated then stir in the walnuts.
• On a floured surface with floured hands, lightly knead the dough. Place the dough on the parchment paper and pat out into a log that is roughly 15 to 20 inches by 5 to 6 inches, no more than 1/2 inch high. If dough is too sticky, add a little bit more flour. Bake 22-25 minutes or until brown, set on the edges, and center is firm. Remove the cookies from the oven. Turn the oven down to 300F.
• Cool the cookies for 15 minutes then with a serrated knife, cut into 3/4 inch wide pieces. Place cut side down back onto the cookie sheet and bake an additional 15-20 minutes until firm. Cool completely.

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until fluffy. Beat in eggs and add extracts.
• Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Add to butter/sugar mixture, blending thoroughly. Dough will be stiff. Use back of spoon to aid in mixing, or you can use and electric mixer on LOW speed.
• Stir in chocolate chips. Divide dough into thirds. Drop each third by spoonfuls onto a sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Shape dough into logs aobut 2 x 10 x 1-inch high. Wrap plastic neatly and tightly around the log, closing long sides first, then the ends. Place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
• Preheat oven ot 350°F Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Unwrap the logs and place them on the lined sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes, until logs are lightly browned. Remove from oven. Reduce heat to 300°.
• Slide paper or foil with logs off baking sheet and onto a cutting board. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Using a thin sharp knife (I use a serrated knife), cut logs at an angle into slices about 3/4- to 1-inch wide. Slice paper and slices back onto baking sheet. Lay each cookie slice on its side. Return to oven. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Turn each cookie slice to the opposite side and bake again for 10 minutes.