12/07/2009

Double Chocolate Biscotti

I found this recipe like 5yrs on the side of a commercial size box of cake mix and tried it with the cooking class I used to teach at the hospital. They were such a hit I decided to make a few modifications to dress them up a bit and made batches to use as holiday gifts for several co-workers & friends. It's a fairly easy recipe but it's a bit time consuming. It's also a high yield recipe, approximately 11-1/2 dozen cookies, so you'll get to keep some and still have plenty to share!

Ingredients
  • 5 boxes devil foods cake mix
  • 2c butter, room temp
  • 10 egg whites
  • 5c all purpose flour
  • 1-1/4c water
  • 3 bags mini semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 bag white chocolate

Directions
  1. Place first 5 ingredients in a very large mixing bowl.
  2. Mix at low speed for approximately 4 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed. The dough will become thick, so you may want to switch to mixing by hand if not using a heavy-duty mixer.
  3. Mix in 1-1/2 bags mini chocolate chips.
  4. Divide dough into 7 balls. With floured hands, shape balls into flat, 15"x13" loaves.
  5. Place on parchment-lined sheet pans 4-inches apart.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm to touch, at 350 (standard oven) or at 300 (convection oven). Let cool for 20 minutes.
  7. Cut each loaf diagonally into 20, 3/4-inch slices.
  8. Place slices, cut side down, on parchment-lined sheet pans.
  9. For standard oven, bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes; for convection oven, bake at 300 for 15-20 minutes.
  10. Cool completely.
  11. Melt remaining chocolate chips in microwave and dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate, place on parchment-lined pan and refrigerate until set.
  12. Melt white chocolate in microwave and drizzle over cookies; refrigerate until set.
  13. Enjoy!

2 comments:

Kristina said...

Sometimes, when I try to make this, my cookies come out so hard and crunchy that they're difficult to eat. Last time I made them, they were still a little chewy, which didn't really have that biscotti dunkability.

However, they were totally delicious both ways, so I don't care if I never get it right. You could even say you can never really get it wrong. :)

Donna said...

There are several reasons for too crunchy or too chewy cookie product. Therefor, I'd keep the following in mind next time you're ready to bake a batch: first, make sure all ingredients are at room temp before mixing together. Also, take extra care in measuring out ingredients, for instance, too much butter can make cookies too crispy;too little butter makes cake like cookies. Lastly, oven temp could certainly affect the finished product. If you suspect your oven may not be true to temperature, check it by placing a thermometer inside during preheat. If the oven is working properly, the thermometer will read the same temp as the oven setting. Hope this helps!