Today Dishing: Toffee Mandelscotti

I am not a big biscotti fan but my friend Suzy made these Toffee Mandelscotti's and won me over. Also, I've never made biscotti before yesterday and I must say they are easy and worth the little bit of effort required.

The toffee bits add that little something extra. The folks around here give them a big thumbs up.

Yes, they are as good as they look.

                                           

TOFFEE MANDELSCOTTI

Serves 36

3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 12 ounce bag semi sweet chocolate chips
1 8 ounce bag toffee bits

Place eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until light in color, 5 minutes. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into egg mixture just until incorporated. Do not over-mix. Stir in chocolate chips and toffee bits. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 hours.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough into 4 pieces; shape each piece into 8-by-3 inch  logs on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake until lightly browned, 25 minutes.

Reduce oven to 300 degrees.  Remove cookie logs from baking sheet.  Cut diagonally into 3/4 inch slices.  Place sliced cook cookies back on baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20 minutes.

 Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 119

Total Fat     6g
   Saturated Fat   1g
Cholesterol         12g
Sodium               85mg
Total Carbohydrate  15g
Dietary Fiber        0g
Sugars                   6g
Protein                  0g