I made a batch of these for Christmas gifts. I placed several sliced biscotti in tissue paper-lined decorative tins and sent them to friends all over the country! Everyone told me how good they were (the cookies travel well)!!! I used chopped Christmas candies (i.e. the red and green stuff), but I think the recipe calls for something different, perhaps marchino cherries. I'll try with those next time. As prepared, I'd give these 4 stars, but if I try with marschino cherries next time, I think they'd be better and deserving of all 5 stars. Some of my biscotti burned, but I just threw those pieces out (there weren't many anyways). My biscotti looked just like the picture (wow!). Not too bad for my first try making biscotti : ) Very eye appealing and gift-giving appropriate!!!! Thanks for sharing!

This was awesome!!! I love almond, cherries and chocolate, what a better combination than all three in a biscotti. I had attempted to make biscotti once before and it completely crumbled on me after the first baking, I followed the directions exact, and even measured my oven with a gauge, but they baked too long. This recipe I baked the first round for 25 minutes and I noticed they were a little under baked in the center, but that was much better than over baked because the second round of baking completed it. I'm not a big fan of white chocolate...especially since it's not really chocolate so I opted to leave mine plain, I even had the white "chocolate" melts ready, but I think it would have ruined the wonderful flavors. I will be making this again very soon. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful! Love the flavor that the almond extract adds. Not a fan of white chocolate, used semi-sweet instead and they look and taste fantastic!

Wow. Just wow. I'd never made biscotti before so I was a little worried it wouldn't come out very well. I made them for a family get together along with two other kinds and got a lot of compliments from everyone on all three, even the high-and-mighty chef uncle. I will definitely be making these again soon, even if it's just for me!

Fantastic! I'm my husband's hero after baking these!! I have made them for a couple years now, I always cut the sugar back (use 2/3c), use dried cranberries instead of cherries & white chocolate chunks instead of choc. chips, sometimes I use 1/4c applesauce & 1/4c butter...depends on my mood :-) Thanks for sharing!!

This biscotti is delicious! It was a big hit at Christmas with my friends. I had to make additional batches!! Great combination of chocolate, cherries and almond.

These were pretty good. Definately will make again!

This was my first attempt at biscotti and it was easier than I thought! This is a great recipe and the only change I made was using dried cranberries instead of cherries due to taste preference. I also stood the biscotti up for the second baking as that seemed easier. I can't wait to show off at breakfast with the girls tomorrow!

I am currently giving these four stars only because my husband and I have both been enjoying them. This was my first attempt at biscotti, though I am an avid baker, and I decided to make them solely because I was making gift baskets, and thought a biscotti would be a nice accessory to the coffee and tea I was giving. I was thrilled with the ease of this recipe, though I found I had to knead the dough to incorperate all the flour and the cherries and chips. I also used marachino cherries, only because I happened to have them in my fridge, and I was trying to keep costs down. A note to those having trouble finding candied cherries - they are often referred to as glace cherries, and are available in both green and red.

excellent!! doesn't even need the white chocolate drizzled on it.

I brought this to a meeting and got rave reviews! Great flavor.

I've never made Biscotti before and made these as a surprise for my husband who buys it for $3 a slice at the coffee shop. He loved it and said it's the BEST he's ever had! Thanks for such a simple wonderful recipe!!!

Big mistake people. I doubled the recipe, HOWEVER, in the baking instructions it said 2 10" loaves for a single recipe, AND 2 10" loaves is what was given for the DOUBLES RECIPE!!! BE CAREFUL!!! Alot of time and effort, and crumbling cookies

Absolutely delicious! My favorite biscotti recipe by far! I used maraschino cherries instead of candied, and they were excellent. My husband ate the first batch, so I had to make another for company!

I made these last year for Christmas and had requests for more!! They were a huge hit!! I was hoping to make them this month to take to a friend visiting from out-of-state, but can't find the candied cherries (they were delicious) so will try to find the dried cherries or use maraschino as others mentioned. Make sure to make plenty!! Update: 12/15/06 These were excellent with a combination of marachino & dried cherries -- maybe even more flavorful!!

IT WAS GUITE A CHALLANGE, BUT WE PULLED THROUGH AND MADE IT!! this comment was from the kitchen of my 10 year old nephew. so kuddo's to you, receipe could not have been any more simplified. well definatly be seeing you again.

First time making biscotti. They turned out great! Wonderful with a hot cup of coffee. I made mine for holiday gifts for the neighbors. I dipped half of each cookie in white chocolate and drizzled with left-over melted chips. They will be beautiful presented in a mug along with a bag of coffee!

The best biscotti I've ever had. I don't normally like biscotti, and I'm not a big fan of candied cherries, but I had find a way to use them up, and this was perfect. I found they took a little longer to crisp up than suggested, and I drizzled them with dark chocolate instead of white.