“Cooookie, Cooookie, Cooookie, Coooo-keys” as my son likes to say. The funny thing is we don’t really give him many cookies. Although he has a serious cracker addiction, he has only had three or four different types of cookies in his short life – and only a handful of each of those cookies. But with Cookie Monster making an ever-increasing appearance in our household, cookies have become much more important.
This Biscotti was born out of my desire to please myself, my husband, and my son with a sweet treat everyone would love. My husband loves coffee and was in the mood for a cookie he could dip into his afternoon coffee (read: sixth cup) at work. My son, well, yeah, we covered that – he is just a little past two, loves the word cooookie, adores walnuts and will pretty much eat anything that is crunchy. Me, I didn’t want these cookies to be more than 2 Points Plus, needed for them to be relatively easy to throw together and desired a crunchy Biscotti that still had enough give when you bite it that you weren’t going to break a tooth. Complex household right?
Well, I am happy to report that in all of our high-maintenance glory we have a huge success – these Biscotti are fantastic! I hope your family loves them as much as mine.
NOTES:
- I used King Arthur Flours and Organic Sugar.
- You really want to let these cool all the way before storing them or they will lose their crunch. The only problem with that is that they sit out on the counter all afternoon and slowly get devoured by hungry cookie monsters.
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Cinnamon Walnut Biscotti
- 1 cup unbleached white whole wheat flour room temp
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour room temp
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup walnuts coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 3 large eggs room temp
- 2 tablespoons butter or vegan butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Set oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350F.
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Measure flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, almond milk, vanilla and butter. Finally, coarsely chop walnuts.
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In a large bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to combine and proceed to stir in chopped walnuts.
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Place butter in microwave for 30 to 45 seconds and melt completely.
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In another bowl, whisk almond milk, eggs, melted Earth Balance and vanilla.
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Slowly pour wet ingredients into dry, mixing until fully incorporated (don't over mix).
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Grab some all purpose flour and lightly flour a work surface. Place dough on work surface and divide in half.
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Lightly flour your hands and form each dough section into an oval log. Place 4 to 6" apart (they need to spread) on the baking sheet.
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Bake 25 to 30 minutes until logs feel firm to touch (I baked for 25 min). Pull out baking sheet (leave oven on) and let cool for 10 minutes.
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Transfer logs to work surface and proceed to slice. If you want evenly sized Biscotti, cut them as follows: (resulting in 16 slices per log) (quarters)
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Transfer back to baking sheet (don't need a lot of room between them) and bake for 10 minutes.
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Flip each Biscotti to other side and bake an additional 15 minutes.
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Remove from baking sheet to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
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I recommend a layer of parchment or wax paper between each layer. Enjoy!
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Inspired By: Cantuccini, Classic Tuscan Biscotti from Cookies Unlimited by Nick Malgieri
Jess @ Cheese Please says
Wow, these look delicious! I am definitely going to bookmark these to make later in the month. I bet they are so good, and they use my two favorite healthy ingredients, cinnamon and walnuts! Sold.
EverydayMaven says
Do make them Jess – if you love cinnamon and walnuts, you will love these!!
Katherine Martinelli says
Mmm I love biscotti and these look perfect! Love the almond milk in them. I can see how these would please everyone in the household 🙂
EverydayMaven says
Thanks Katerine! They are always gone within 24 hours so I am thinking I need to start doubling the batch 🙂
Cassandra Bishop says
Yum! I cannot describe how much I love Biscotti AND Cinnamon. It’s my favorite spice! These look delicious.
EverydayMaven says
Me too Cassandra! Enjoy them 🙂
Faith says
Biscotti are definitely the perfect snack along with an afternoon cup of coffee! These look amazing…cinnamon-walnut is a fantastic pairing!
EverydayMaven says
Thanks Faith – there is nothing like a yummy cookie!
Norma Chang says
Those biscotti looks yummy and they are also healthy. My daughter loves baking with the king arthur unbleached white whole wheat flour.
EverydayMaven says
After trying a bunch of different whole-wheat and white-whole-wheat flours, I think it really makes a huge difference!
Joanne says
I love a good coffee cookie, being a coffee fiend myself, and these look just about perfect! I love that they’re cinnamon flavored.
EverydayMaven says
These are great dippers Joanne!
Heather @girlichef says
These look delicious! I could actually go for one right now with my afternoon coffee…
EverydayMaven says
Thanks Heather – they are great with coffee. I wish ours weren’t already GONE!
Sarah from 20something cupcakes says
Great minds think alike! I just posted biscotti, though mine are sadly not as healthy as yours. Love cinnamon, and curious to try with whole wheat!
EverydayMaven says
oooohhhhh Sarah I have to check those out! These don’t taste healthy – they are so yummy 🙂 When it comes to using whole wheat flour for baking – I swear by King Arthur White Whole Wheat.
Julie says
These look awesome. Any idea what I could use instead of walnuts, not big walnut fans in my house
EverydayMaven says
Almonds would be an excellent substitution Julie!