Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2005

These are soooo good! Sometimes for Christmas I substitute peppermint extract for the almond, and it gives these biscotti a nice flavor. Makes them especially good with hot cocoa!! I make these every year for Christmas gatherings & gifts and they are always well-received. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

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jrbaker

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2005

Used dried cherries instead of candied. I wraped the dough in plastic and chilled.Shapeing the dough into logs while still in the plastic made it simple and had no mess. Stood cookies upright for second baking and reduced cooking time in half, works great.

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Marie C.

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2005

This was really good..instead of candied cherries I used marric. cherries..it was just awsome!

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TRACY0126

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2005

My biscotti turned out perfect following this recipe. They were absolutely delicious. For those of you that said your biscotti crumbled, make sure you cut while they are still warm (7-10 minutes after taking out of oven). The key is also using a good quality serrated (bread) knife to cut. If you do this and follow the recipe directions, your biscotti should not crumble. I agree with others that commented, you don't need to cook that long after you flip. You just need to dry them out a little more. You can even turn down the heat in the oven. Great recipe! Thank you!!!

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1NIKI1

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Frisco, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2005

I made this Biscotti for Valentine's Day, and it was a huge hit! The only thing I changed were the add-ins, NOT any of the ingredients to the dough itself. I'm not sure what happened to some of the other reviewers, but this was a great recipe, and I had absolutely no trouble working with the dough.

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WHIRSCH

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2005

They turned out great. Mmmmmm

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DIHDEZ

Home Town: Miami, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2004

Very disappointing! After reading the reviews I was excited to try these. The taste was just ok (and I know this because I tested all the pieces that broke as I tried to prepare the cookies), but they were very messy to slice leaving the final product not something that I would put out for company or give to anyone. This recipe is proof that just because something has chocolate in it, doesn't necessarily make it great. Sorry. There are better biscotti recipes out there.

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CHEF PIE

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2004

These looked and tasted great. After they were cut up, I put them in the oven turned off the heat and left them in for hours. They were perfect.

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DUNKY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2004

Biscotti is my favorite cookie to make. So easy and tasty. Plus they can be stuffed full of nutritious foods like dried fruit and nuts. You can put in as much additions that you want and any variety to make the basic dough have all kinds of delicious results.

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2004

Wow! Wow! WOW! I just finished making 14 dozen of these for holiday gifts. Now, I consider myself a good cook, but far from a good baker. This was easy and unbelievably tasty! Made a few mods: I hand mixed in the flour and chips/cherries, I didn't do the final 5 minute flip/bake, and I made 7 dozen of them with cranberries (dried) and pecans (chopped) instead of the chocolate/cherry mixture. Also, instead of using the white chocolate, I drizzled vanilla almond bark (half dyed red, half dyed green) over the cooled cookies. They're so pretty! Packaged in cellophane holiday gift bags (after wrapping cookies in waxed paper) and tied with a bow. Can't say it enough how much I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing! My gift recipients will thank you too!!

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