Peanut Butter Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (4 tbsp.)
• 1/4 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts, finely ground
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 3/4 cup honey-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*; line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 melt butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth; cool.
• 3 stir in flour, ground peanuts, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside;.
• 4 beat eggs in a large bowl with a mixer until light, about 2 minutes.
• 5 gradually add both sugars, then beat in the vanilla.
• 6 drizzle in the peanut butter mixture and beat until well mixed.
• 7 fold in the peanut butter chips, chopped peanuts, and flour mixture until blended.
• 8 allow dough to rest for 10 minutes to thicken.
• 9 spoon half the dough onto a prepared baking sheet and shape into a 4 x 12-inch log (moisten hands with water to control stickiness).
• 10 repeat with remaining dough on second baking sheet.
• 11 bake both pans for 25 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking.
• 12 remove and let stand for 20 minutes.
• 13 reduce oven temperature to 325*.
• 14 slice logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
• 15 arrange strips, cut side up, on baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes.
• 16 flip biscotti over and bake an additional 8 minutes, or until golden brown; do not overbake.
• 17 transfer to rack to cool.
• 18 note: they can also be dunked in melted chocolate by placing chocolate chips in a shallow dish wide enough to hold the longest strip of biscotti. melt chips in microwave on high power, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.