Cake Mix Chocolate Almond Biscotti Recipes

ALMOND CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, flour, butter, eggs, chocolate syrup and extracts until well blended. Stir in almonds and chocolate chips. Divide dough in half. On ungreased baking sheets, shape each portion into a 12x2-in. log., Bake 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool 20 minutes., Transfer baked logs to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets, cut side down. Bake 10-15 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt baking chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over biscotti; let stand until set. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers. Freeze option: Freeze undrizzled cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers. Drizzle with baking chip mixture as directed.

CAKE MIX BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 f.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine cake mix, flour, butter, eggs and almond extract in a large bowl.
• Beat until blended and then stir in the almonds.
• Divide dough in half and shape into a 12x2 inch log; place logs on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on baking sheets for 15 minutes, then cut the logs into 1/2 inch slices.
• Arrange slices on the baking sheets, side up.
• Bake for an additional 10 minutes and then cool completely.

CAKE MIX COCONUT-ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In large bowl, mix cake mix, flour, oil and eggs with spoon until dough forms. Stir in coconut and almonds, using hands if necessary.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, shape dough into 15x4-inch rectangle, using greased hands. Bake 21 to 27 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet on cooling rack 15 minutes.
• Cut rectangle crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes longer or until edges are deep golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. Drizzle chocolate over cookies, or dip one end of each cookie into chocolate. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store covered.

CAKE MIX CHOCOLATE ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a large jelly-roll baking sheet.
• In a large bowl combine dry cake mix with flour, melted butter, chocolate syrup, eggs and both extracts; using an electric mixer on low speed beat until well combined.
• Stir in almonds and mini chocolate chips.
• Divide the dough in half, then place halves on baking sheet/s.
• Shape each into a 12 x 2-inch log (does not have to measure exactly).
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• Cool for 12-15 minutes on the baking sheet.
• Using a serrated knife slice diagonally into about 1/2 to 3/4-inch slices.
• Turn cut-side down on baking sheet.
• Bake for about 10-15 minutes or until firm.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.

CAKE MIX BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the cake mix, flour, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Mix on low for 30 seconds, and then turn the mixer up to medium and mix for 2 minutes until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Add in the chocolate chips and pecans and mix on low until evenly incorporated. Dough will be thick.
• Lightly sprinkle a clean counter top with flour. Divide the dough in half. Roll each half of the dough into a 12×2- inches log. Place both logs onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the edges are golden. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes.
• Using a serrated knife, carefully slice the logs into 1- inch slices. Arrange the slices evenly onto the baking sheet and place back in the oven for 10 minutes, flipping cookies over once halfway through baking.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CAKE MIX BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Using a stand or electric mixer, combine cake mix, melted butter, eggs, flour, and nuts until well blended.
• Transfer dough to parchment paper-lined baking sheet and spread with hands until dough is rectangular in shape and 1/2" thick.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes
• Use a bread knife to slice rectangle diagonally into 1" thick slices
• Arrange slices back on the baking sheet and bake for another 10 minutes
• After 10 minutes, turn the oven off and allow biscotti to remain in the oven until crisp (about 30 minutes)
• Transfer to wire baking rack to cool completely.

TOASTED HAZELNUT-ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a large sheet pan. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar together. Transfer 1/2 cup of the mixture to a food processor. Add the toasted almonds and grind until fine and powdery, about 45 seconds. Add to the dry ingredients. Add the chopped chocolate and whole hazelnuts and mix.
• Whisk the eggs, extracts, and almond liqueur together. Add to the dry ingredients and mix. The dough may seem dry, but it will come together as you work it. If the dough doesn't come together, add water. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 2 equal pieces. Wet your hands and roll each piece of dough into a flattened log about 10 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 1-inch high.
• Transfer the logs to the pan, leaving at least 3 inches between the logs (they will spread during baking). Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the pan after 15 minutes to ensure even baking.
• Let cool 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees. Carefully transfer the logs to a cutting board. Wipe off the sheet pan and grease it again.
• Using a serrated knife, cut the logs on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices, discarding the ends. Arrange the slices cut side up on the sheet pan. Bake until toasted, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the oven off, prop the oven door open, and let cool completely in the oven to set the chocolate. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI (USING CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, flour, butter, chocolate syrup, eggs and extracts; mix well.
• Stir in the almonds and miniature chocolate chips.
• Divide dough by half.
• On ungreased baking sheets, shape each portion into a 12 x 2 log.
• Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• Cool for 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board; carefully cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 12 inch pieces.
• Place cut side down on baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until firm.
• In a heavy saucepan over how heat, melt vanilla chips and shortening.
• Drizzle over biscotti; let stand until hardened.
• Store in airtight container.

ERIC MCCORMACK'S AMAZING CHOCOLATE ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine cake mix, flour, melted butter, eggs, and almond extract in large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until dough forms. Knead almonds into dough.
• Scrape dough onto 1 prepared baking sheet and form dough into 13-inch log that is 3 inches wide.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of biscotti comes out clean. Cool for 35 minutes.
• Using serrated knife, cut log crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices. Carefully transfer half of the biscotti to second prepared baking sheet.
• Arrange biscotti cut side down on baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 200°F and bake for 40 minutes, or until biscotti are dry. Cook completely (biscotti will harden as they cool).
• Variation: Melt dark or white chocolate, then dip bottoms of biscotti in chocolate to coat. Transfer biscotti to wax paper and set aside until chocolate becomes firm.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Pfeheat oven to 350°F.
• In large mixer, beat butter and sugar untill well mixed.Add eggs and almond extract; beat untill smooth. In seperate bowl mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; Blend butter and cocoa mixture together; mix untill smooth(dough will be very thick). remove bowl from mixer and stir in almonds. Divide dough in half and with lightly floured hands shape each half into rectangular logs about 11'' long. place about 2'' apart from each other. Bake 30 min or untill logs are set, remove from oven and let cool for 15 minute With a serated knife cut 3/4'' slices diagnally. return to cookie sheet, cut side down and continue baking for 8-9 min turn over and bake another 8-9 minute Remove from oven and allow to cool. melt semi-sweet chocolate and drizzle over cookies repeat with white chocolate.