Sunday Supper is a group of bloggers who are on a mission to bring back supper around the family table in every home. This week Isabel at Family Foodie is hosting and the theme is Holiday Cookie Exchange!
I love biscotti! And I recently found this wonderful recipe with peppermint and candy canes. What could be more perfect for the holidays! I love candy canes and always use them to stir my hot chocolate so this is just too much. Now I can stir my hot chocolate with biscotti! So much chocolate 🙂
I just put up the Christmas tree! Have I mentioned how incredibly small my apartment is! I have no room for a really tree, even on a table. Therefore, thank you washi tape and windows!
I have not put the ornaments on because I think the cats will have a hay day with them. Therefore, I will wait until I really want them. Probably for my cookie party 🙂
Double Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti
This recipe is adapted from Honest Cooking.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract, divided
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- a few candy canes crushed
- 1 cup melted chocolate
- 1/2 teaspoon canola oil
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Mix to combine.
3. Next cream the sugar and butter for a few minutes. Then add the eggs and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract. Once that is well blended add the dry ingredients. This is a very firm dough. Next add the chocolate chips and mix by hand. Separate into two equal halves and form a log that you flatten a little and place on the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Next place them on a cutting board and slice into approx. 1/2 thick pieces. Next lay them cut side down on the baking sheet and bake for an additional 10 minutes, flipping half way through.
5. Melt your chocolate over a double boiler and keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn. Add the oil and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract and mix well. In a separate bowl crush the candy canes (I kind of pulverized mine, I would not recommend pulverizing them).
6. Next dip one end of your biscotti in the chocolate and then in the candy canes and let them firm up. Store in a closed container for about 4-5 days! Enjoy!
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Chocolate and candy cane are such a classic holiday combination!
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Love chocolate and mint – these sound delicious!
Stirring the coffee with these biscotti sounds perfect! I´m picturing your cat full of glitter…lol!
These look very good, however I have a question for you. Do you have a twitter account? I never know what to write when I tweet out your recipes every week 🙂
@shlylais Thanks!!
Is that snow I see behind your lovely tree? Love the tree 🙂 I also live mint and chocolate as well as biscotti. Yum!
We had a little snow when I took that photo, but today we had quite the snow storm and now we have a perfect winter wonderland. 🙂
…and it’s 75 degrees in central Texas today! These cookies get me in the holiday spirit, though. We’re getting a huge cold snap overnight, though!
Your biscotti looks fabulous! There’s no flavour combination more perfect for the holidays than chocolate and mint.
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I absolutely adore biscotti. And I like your “snow” effect. For a second, i thought I was seeing things. Very cool.
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That sounds amazing! Mint is such a Christmasy flavour
Chocolate and Peppermint Biscotti sounds wonderful!! Thanks for sharing!!
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I love biscotti and this version is perfect for the holidays. Great tree 🙂
Mint and chocolate are a heavenly combo! Thanks for sharing!
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I am going to have to try these out, yummy!
What a perfect hot chocolate “spoon”!
I love biscotti with a nice cup of hot chocolate
Chocolate and peppermint for all the peppermint lovers out there! Stirring your hot chocolate with biscotti sounds enjoyable 🙂
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