Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti Recipes

EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in eggnog and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture (dough will be sticky)., Divide dough in half. On a greased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 12x3-in. rectangle. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 16-19 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 300°. Remove rectangles from pans to wire racks; cool 10 minutes. , Place rectangles on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, trim ends of rectangles and cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Return to baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until firm, about 10 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over biscotti with a spoon.

CRANBERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until well-blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into egg mixture. Stir in ground almonds and cranberries (mixture will be stiff)., Divide dough in half. Using lightly floured hands, shape each portion into a 9x3-in. rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, about 25 minutes., Cool on pans on wire racks until firm. Reduce oven setting to 325°. Transfer baked rectangles to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Place on baking sheets, cut side down., Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites, and vanilla or almond extract in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed. Add dried cranberries and almonds; mix thoroughly.
• On floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log approximately 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Place on a cookie sheet and bake 30 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack about 10 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.
• Cut biscotti on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place cut biscotti upright on a cookie sheet, spacing them about an inch apart, and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Break up cookie dough into large bowl; let stand 10 to 15 minutes to soften.
• Add flour, cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract to the cookie dough; mix well.
• Divide dough into two equal halves.
• On the cookie sheet, shape each dough half into a 12 inch long, 2 inch wide 3/4 inch high rectangle, spacing the dough halves about 3 inches apart.
• Bake 26-28 minutes or until the logs are deep golden brown.
• Remove sheet from oven.
• Using a sharp knife, cut each log into 3/4 inch wide slices.
• Place slices back on cookie sheet.
• Bake the slices 5 minutes; remove from oven and turn over.
• Bake 5 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and cool completely.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine cranberries and water. Bring to a boil and cook until the cranberries are mushy. Stir in sugar and nutmeg; remove from heat. Pour the eggnog into a blender along with the cranberry mixture and mix until well blended. Serve immediately.

EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Blend the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace in a food processor together until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Add in remaining ingredients and process a 1-2 minutes to get a thick batter.
• Let batter stand 2 minutes and then spoon out onto the baking sheet.
• Brush with egg yolk, or a beaten egg. Sprinkle on sugar and a dusting of more nutmeg.
• Bake 45 minutes until set and browned. Cool, then slice into diagonal cookies about 1/2 inch wide.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325*F, put sliced cookies back in oven and bake until crisped, about 15 minutes per side.
• Cool well and then glaze one side of each cookie with melted white chocolate.
• Garnish with crushed graham cookies crumbs on one edge. Serve to your most deserving guests!