Double Chocolate Biscotti - crispy and chocolatey cookie that perfectly pairs with a cup of coffee or tea. Drizzle with chocolate for added sweetness.
There is a squirrel family living in our backyard tree. The mom is very protective of the little ones. She will run after any bird or other squirrel that will get too close to the opening of their home. Oh, and she yells. Like at me and my Hubby. Seriously! She will make this weird, angry, I-will-bite-your-head-off kind of sound. Have you ever heard a mad squirrel? It's scary. I feel like I have to walk on my tippy toes when passing the tree. I see the momma squirrel's head sticking out of the tree every morning. She is just watching..... I just hope one of these days she won't jump on my head! Eeeek!
Anyhow, I don't think she liked my biscotti. She was making her weird noise when I was taking photos of this delightful double chocolate treat. I even told her "hey, it's chocolate! No reason to be so mad!". She didn't care much about it. Maybe if she could try a piece, her stress level would go down a bit? I know it works for me. 🙂 I sometimes too feel like an angry squirrel mama who wants to yell at others.
Let's leave the squirrel family and move onto this biscotti. Remember these chocolate chip biscotti aka my first biscotti? Well, since I had them I came up with about 10 more versions of this easy, no-fuss and oh-so-delightful treat. And the double chocolate is one of them.
It's perfect for those days when craving for chocolate hits you hard. There is cocoa powder and chocolate chips in the dough. If that's not enough, I drizzled them with melted chocolate mixed with coconut oil. Feel free to skip this step but I thought it looked prettier with the drizzle. Besides licking the bowl clean after the melted chocolate coconut oil mixture is pure bliss. 🙂
Double chocolate biscotti
This recipe makes 30 cookies.
Ingredients
- 9 tablespoon unsalted butter , softened to room temperature
- ⅔ c granulated sugar
- ⅓ c unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 and ¾ c all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 c semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder and beat until combined. Scrape sides of the bowl occasionally.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
- With mixer speed on low, gradually add as much flour as possible. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into a 9-inch-long roll. Place rolls about 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- Flatten the rolls slightly to about 2 inches wide.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet on a wire rack for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Transfer baked rolls to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut each loaf diagonally into ½-inch-thick slices.
- Place slices back on the cookie sheet, laying them on their sides.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Turn slices onto the other side and bake for 10 to 12 minutes more.
- Transfer biscotti to a wire racks and cool completely.
- !to make the chocolate drizzle:
- Place chocolate chips and solid coconut oil in a microwave-safe small bowl and heat up in 10 second increments, until all is melted. Stir until smooth.
- Drizzle biscotti with chocolate. Let sit for 30 minutes until the chocolate is set or dig in right away if you don't mind messy fingers.
Nutrition
melissa says
I'' making these now and it says to add baking powder but I don't see that in the ingredient list...help!!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Hi Melissa! It should be 2 teaspoons of baking powder. So sorry about that...
Chung-Ah says
Biscotti are the best! And that chocolate drizzle - SWOON!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Chung-Ah!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
Saving this for one of those days when I have a "craving chocolate" day 🙂 This looks amazing, Anna!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you so much, Ashley!
Tracy | Peanut Butter and Onio says
Give me some coffee and a couple of these and I'm set
CrunchyCreamySw says
🙂 Thank you, Tracy!
Kankana says
I have been thinking of baking biscotti for such a long time now. Wonder why I never implement it!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you so much, Kankana!
domesticfits says
I actually sort of hate squires. They are just cute rodents. They eat my herbs, and chew on the sprinkles and I hate them. But I don't hate biscotti, I think if it's done well, it's amazing. It just gets a bad rap from the ones that aren't so great.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Right? 🙂 Thanks, Jackie!
Yvonne @ bitter baker says
Ooo!! I love biscottis! They're just the perfect treat for every occasion. And I do agree with you that they look prettier with the drizzled chocolate on top 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thanks so much, Yvonne!
Katie Jasiewicz says
yum! This looks amazing.... Perfect for dunking in a cup of coffee!!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Absolutely! Thanks, Katie 🙂
Valerie says
Squirrels are so quirky (I love 'em!). 🙂
I'm kind of apprehensive about making biscotti but you and your enticing photos have convinced me to give it a go!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yay! Can't wait to see them! Thanks, Valerie!
Jean | Lemons & Anchovies says
I love biscotti and I love even more that this has a double dose of chocolate.
Your post made me smile, too. I know only too well the angry sounds a squirrel makes. We have several who live in our yard and they run the show. 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
🙂 It's both funny and scary! Thanks, Jean!
Monet@anecdotesandapples.com says
Hi Anna! Lovely blog! And these biscotti look heavenly. Your squirrel mama was probably just jealous she couldn't eat these herself. Thank you so much for sharing with us!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Monet!
Jen Laceda says
I was first introduced to biscotti (no, not in Italy) in Canada! My parents owned a coffee house and we served biscotti with every espresso! Nice. I love dunking these in my coffee...or even my chocolat chaud - hot, hot, hot chocolate!
CrunchyCreamySw says
OMG, your parents had a coffee shop? How cool!!! Thanks for sharing, Jen!
Curry and Comfort says
All I can see tall glass of milk and these biscotti in my future. They look decadent and marvelous. 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
Aww, thank you, Ramona!
YitLing (thefooddash) says
the chocolate drizzle is killing me! These look soooo amazing! One more reason to have chocolate in the morning! Thank you for sharing!
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol Thanks for reading!
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
Can I have a few pieces with my Pinot Noir right now? It sure would go nicely! Beautiful biscotti, Anna!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Only if you're going to bring that Piont here 🙂 Thanks, Carol!
Dalila G. says
We LOVE biscotti in this house, hubby can't get enough of them.
They are wonderful in the morning, but I have been 'sampling' late in the evenings too! LOL!
I will be making these soon, especially chocolate ones, you just can't go wrong with chocolate!
Thank you for another delicious sinful little treat! 😉
CrunchyCreamySw says
Oh yes, sampling late in the evening sounds familiar 🙂 Thank you, Dalila!
Jennie says
These look so good. I love all of that chocolate dripping off. Yum!
CrunchyCreamySw says
OMG! So it can happen?? EEK!! lol Thanks, Jennie!
Georgia says
I love biscotti but have never made chocolate ones! Yours look lovely!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Ooo, you have to try them then! Thanks, Georgia!
aimee @ shugarysweets says
Mmmmm, biscotti. Looks amazing 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Aimee 🙂
Nicole says
Chocolate biscotti with a cup of coffee sounds like my kind of morning.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Same here! 🙂 Thanks, Nicole!
CrazyforCrust says
LOL, you made me laugh. These are great!
CrunchyCreamySw says
🙂 Thanks, Dorothy!
Jessica says
I love biscotti! Love the coconut oil chocolate drizzle! Have a great weekend Anna!
CrunchyCreamySw says
You too, Jessica! Thank you!
Eileen says
Looks delicious, I can almost smell it - seriously! You've definitely got me wanting to make biscotti now!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yay! Let me know if you give them a try! Thanks, Eileen!
Stephanie Muzzall says
Gosh Anna, these look amazing, I've never used chocolate in Biscotti before, so I will be giving this recipe a try. your pictures make them look so delectable, I want to munch through my screen! x
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol Thank you so much, Stephanie!