Christmas Gift Basket: Almond Biscotti With Maple Glaze

These almond biscottis are not only great for dunking but would also make a wonderful addition to any Christmas gift basket.

 

Almond
Biscotti with Maple Glaze

1 1/8 cups
all-purpose flour
2/3 cups white
sugar
1 tsp baking
powder
a pinch of salt
1/4 cup chopped
almonds
1 tsp orange
zest
2 eggs, beaten

1/2 Tbsp vegetable
oil
1/4 tsp vanilla
extract (or almond extract)

1/2 cup
powdered sugar
1 Tbsp maple
syrup
1 tsp milk

Preheat oven to 350˚F. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking
powder, salt, almonds, and orange zest. Add the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract.
Mix well with a spoon (or your hands). Dump the dough onto a baking sheet
(optionally lined with parchment paper). The dough will be very, very sticky.
Form it into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Remove from the oven, cool slightly, then slice into 1/2 inch wide pieces.
Set the biscotti back onto the baking sheet, laying them on their sides. Bake
for 10 to 20 more minutes, turning over halfway through. Finished cookies
should be hard & crunchy. For the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, maple
syrup, and milk. Mix well. Add more milk if it’s too thick to easily pour.
Drizzle over the cookies and let dry. Serve with hot coffee or tea.