Gingered Chocolate Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons crystallized ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces premium baking chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to at 350°f.
• 2 combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 3 combine the vanilla and next 2 ingredients, and add to the flour mixture.
• 4 stir until well blended (dough will be dry).
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 7 or 8 times.
• 6 shape dough into a 16-inch long roll.
• 7 place roll on a greased baking sheet coated with cooking spray, and flatten roll to 1-inch thickness.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes.
• 9 remove the roll from the baking sheet to a wire rack, and let cool for 10 minutes.
• 10 cut the roll diagonally into 1/2" slices.
• 11 place, cut sides down on a baking sheet.
• 12 bake for 10 more minutes.
• 13 turn cookies over and bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in the center but will harden as they cool).
• 14 remove cookies from the baking sheet and let cool completely.