Peanut Butter And Chocolate Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup smooth natural-style peanut butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups dry roasted peanuts
• 1 1/4 cups chopped dark chocolate (about 6 ounces) or 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chunks (about 6 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 position racks evenly in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees f. line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 melt the butter over medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally. continue to cook until the butter browns and gets a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes. let cool slightly.
• 3 whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
• 4 beat the eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and pale yellow, about 2 minutes. gradually add the sugar while beating. then slowly add the butter and vanilla until evenly mixed, about 30 seconds more. add the peanut butter and mix until combined.
• 5 while mixing slowly, add the dry ingredients to the wet, in 2 additions, mixing just until absorbed. fold in the peanuts and chocolate pieces.
• 6 divide the dough evenly into thirds and put each portion in the center of a baking sheet. shape the dough with slightly wet hands into logs about 2-inches wide and 15 inches long. bake until set and brown around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. (for even baking take care to rotate the pans--top to bottom and front to back--about half way though.) cool logs on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
• 7 lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees f. carefully transfer the logs to a cutting board. cut logs crosswise, with a long serrated knife at about a 45 degree angle, into 1/2-inch thick cookies. place cookies cut side down on the baking sheets. bake until crisp, about 8 minutes. flip the cookies over and bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes more. cool biscotti on the baking sheets.