Biscotti Recipe

Since many of my friends on Facebook requested the recipe for the biscotti I made, I'll post it here for all of you. I found the picture of the biscotti on tastespotting.com which took me to the blog
visionsofsugarplum.com for the recipe. Thank you Emily for posting it.

Chunky Monkey Biscotti

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
2 large eggs
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
melted chocolate for dipping, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large cookie sheet with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; whisk in sugar and chocolate chips until combined. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together banana, eggs, peanut butter and vanilla until well combined. Stir in dry ingredients until well combined. Divide dough and shape into three (9 x 2 1/3 inch) logs on cookie sheet.

Bake for 30 minutes; cool 5 minutes before transferring logs to wire racks to cool an additional 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and cut rolls diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices. Place, cut sides down on baking sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees; bake 10 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake an additional 15 minutes (cookies will be sllightly soft in center but will harden as they coool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on wire racks.

Dip in melted chocolate if desired.

The only change I made was I made two bigger logs which, when cut, turned out to be about a 5 inch long cookie.

Enjoy!!