Dark Chocolate Tart Dried Cherry Biscotti
- Author: chrissy@mythankfultable.com
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 Eggs
- 2 Cups of AP Flour
- ¾ Cup Dried Tart Cherries, chopped into small pieces
- 1 Bar (3.5 Ounce) 90% Dark Chocolate, chopped fine
Drizzle (optional)
- 1 Cup Dark Chocolate morsels
- 1–2 Tablespoons of shortening
- Preheat oven to 325*
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract, and combine.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, salt to mix, then slowly add flour.
- Mix well and fold in cherries and chocolate.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape into two logs approximately 8-10 inches long.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove tray from the oven and allow to cool for ten minutes.
- Slice at an angle approximately one inch thick.
- Replace biscotti on the cookie tray slice side down.
- Continue to bake for an additional 20 minutes, flipping over after approximately ten minutes to cook on both sides.
- Remove biscotti from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.
- If you want a little extra, melt some dark chocolate chips with 1-2 Tablespoons of shortening and drizzle on one sliced side of biscotti