Biscotti cookies are a traditional twice baked Italian cookie. These Holiday Biscotti are perfect for holiday cookie trays!

Holiday Biscotti Cookie Recipe

My favorite time of the year is here! It’s cookie season! At the beginning of the holiday season I sit down with a pen and paper and start writing out my cookie menu for Christmas.

By the time the holidays are over, I will have baked close to 100 cookies! Including these Holiday Biscotti Cookies!

Of course, some of these cookies are left for Santa, but I’ve found that a simple and thoughtful way to show my appreciation to my neighbors, the dedicated teachers at my kids’ schools, the bus drivers who get my kids safely to and from school each day or to my postal workers is through my homemade holiday cookies.

While I am in Walmart picking up all of my holiday baking supplies, I also pick up some Rubbermaid TakeAlongs® holiday container.

Available in red, green and gold, the TakeAlongs® holiday containers are the perfect way to gift your holiday treats while adding a festive holiday feel. TakeAlongs® are available in assorted sizes and shapes to hold a variety of dishes, treats and snacks! I am loving the new gold color!

Is there anything better than opening up a container full of freshly baked cookies? I think not! That whiff of sugar and cheer just brings a smile to anyone’s mouth!

You can purchase your TakeAlongs® holiday containers at Walmart.

I love gifting these delicious Holiday Biscotti Cookies! They are so versatile too. Swap out the vanilla extract for almond extract, or add chocolate chips or slivered almonds to the batter.

How to make Holiday Biscotti Cookies

What you’ll need:

butter
sugar
salt
vanilla extract
baking powder
2 large eggs
all-purpose flour
melting chocolate
sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and baking powder until creamy.

Beat in the eggs.

Add the flour and mix on low (dough will be sticky).

Scoop the dough onto the sheet pan and pat it into a rectangle about a foot long and a few inches wide.

Bake 20 to 30 minutes. Remove and let cool for about a half hour.

Reduce the oven heat to 325°F.

Transfer the biscotti to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, lightly slice into slices about 1/2″ wide. Place each biscotti onto the baking sheet.

Bake for an additional 30 minutes.

Let your biscotti cookies cool before dipping in chocolate.

In the microwave, melt your chocolate in 30 second intervals.

Dip the biscotti in melted chocolate and add sprinkles.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Holiday Biscotti Cookie Recipe

Name: Holiday Biscotti Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: * 6 tbsp butter; * 2/3 cup sugar; * 1/4 tsp salt; * 2 tsp vanilla extract; * 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; * 2 large eggs; * 2 cups all-purpose flour; * melting chocolate; * sprinkles

Yield: 24

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Biscotti cookies are a traditional twice baked Italian cookie. These Holiday Biscotti are perfect for holiday cookie trays!

Ingredients

* 6 tbsp butter
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
* 2 large eggs
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* melting chocolate
* sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and baking powder until creamy.
Beat in the eggs.
Add the flour and mix on low (dough will be sticky).
Scoop the dough onto the sheet pan and pat it into a rectangle about a foot long and a few inches wide.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove and let cool for about a half hour.
Reduce the oven heat to 325°F.
Transfer the biscotti to a cutting board.
Using a serrated knife, lightly slice into slices about 1/2" wide.
Place each biscotti onto the baking sheet.
Bake for an additional 30 minutes.
Let your biscotti cookies cool before dipping in chocolate.
In the microwave, melt your chocolate in 30 second intervals.
Dip the biscotti in melted chocolate and add sprinkles.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Holiday Biscotti Cookie Recipe