Very nice biscotti. While I would prefer more of a buttery taste, using oil extends the shelf life. I made a double batch and added various combinations of sliced almonds, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips. I drizzled a chocolate glaze over some of them (1/4 cup butter and 5 oz of bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate). That gives you a huge variety of flavors with little additional work. For those that think the dough is hard to work with, you just need to sprinkle a very small amount of flour on each log - it makes them much easier to handle.

I HAD TO MAKE IT 3 TIMES IN A ROLL! YUMMMMM!

I used 1/2 T. vanilla and 1/2 T. almond extract. Also dipped in bittersweet chocolate. The dough was very uncooperative - next time I will just spoon onto the parchment paper.

This is the best biscotti recipe I've ever tried. My mother, who is 100% Italian, says that she's leaving the biscotti making up to me from now on. Thanks for posting.

Easy to follow with consistent results. I have made this recipe and varied the "add-ins" to get many different types of biscotti. They make a great teacher's treat... all of my children's teachers liked that they went well with coffee/tea, and that they don't go stale quickly. I varied the add-ins and sprinkles depending on the seasons.

Awesome! It's a pretty classic recipe so I doubled it the first time round. The cookies are in the oven toasting as I type and some of them didn't make it to the second stage! Oops! I'm gonna try orange oil next with a white chocolate cream cheese glaze.

Awesome! Followed everything exactly. Didn't have anise extract, so I used half vanilla and half orange. Very easy to make and delicious! I used wax paper and wet my hands to shape the rolls and had no problems sticking. They did stick to the cookie sheet though, but that's probably because I didn't grease it well enough.

So easy and so good. Followed exactly and the turned out great. Will try with other extracts in the near future.

The people I made it for said that the taste of the oil was too strong, and butter would have been better. Apart from that, an easy recipe (even though daunting at first) that turned out without problems!

This Biscotti is so versatile. I made it Pina Colata style and it came out great.

I made these a second time and they came out better then the first time. My mom wanted some so I made them with vanilla and butter extract and they have a nice flavor to them. I also put walnuts in them.

I made these and followed the recipe to a T. except for adding almond extract instead of anise. I also pulled them out of the oven and immediately cut them with a pizza cutter, it worked perfectly. They didn't crumble at all. They were a bit crunchy on the outside and dry-ish in the center - which is just how I like them. They're perfect with a cup of coffee! Got rave reviews from my father-in-law too. I don't think I'll try another recipe, this one tastes good and it's so easy.

My first time making biscotti. Fantastic basic recipe. Firm but moist. I just drizzled chocolate over the top, but next time I'll try some nuts and lemon in the batter. Everyone loved these.

Best biscotti I've made! I love anise so I followed the recipe exactly. I drizzled some with white chocolate and left the others plain. They're perfect! My daughter and I tucked them into "end of the year" gift bags with tea and cocoa packets for her teachers. Thanks Jandee, for this easy, foolproof recipe!

This was my first time making Biscotti and I have to say this was great. I don't think I will ever buy store Biscotti again! My first time out I was daring and added zest of one medium size orange and crushed up some almonds I had on hand. I didn't use anise (I only had vanilla. Th dough is sticky so I divided it with a large spoon and smoothed it out on a cookie sheet like frosting. I also took advise from someone else on here and bought a Hershey's bar and melted it in the microwave, put it in a sandwich bag, snipped the end and drizzled it over the finished Biscotti. I will make these as a gift next time.

This is a great recipe. I've never made Biscotti before, and I couldn't believe how easy it was. They were really delicious!