Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Ingredients

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

¾ cup creamy peanut butter (Note: I used half this amount — 3 ounces — and then dipped the biscotti in a pb-chocolate mixture)

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 large eggs

1 cup mini chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugar.

Beat on medium-high speed until fluffy and smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes. Blend in the vanilla, and beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl between additions.

With the mixer on low speed, blend in the dry ingredients just until incorporated, and then mix in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed.

Divide the dough in half. Shape into logs on the prepared baking sheet, about 11-by-3 inches in size, spacing at least 3 inches apart.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven while maintaining the oven temperature. Let the logs cool for 10 minutes.

Slice the logs diagonally into slices about ½- to ¾-inch thick.

Lay the slices, cut side down, on the baking sheet.

Bake, turning the pan once, until the slices are slightly crisp, about 20 to 30 minutes more.

Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

Optional: Melt about 3/4 cup of bittersweet chips (or milk or semisweet chips if you prefer) in a wide, shallow, microwave-safe dish, and stir a heaping tablespoon of peanut butter into the melted chocolate.

Dip one side of the biscotti in the chocolate peanut butter mixture, and place chocolate side up on a cooling rack or piece of wax paper. If the chocolate starts to thicken, pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds, stir it up, and continue dipping.

Place the biscotti in the fridge to allow chocolate to harden.

Serve with coffee or hot chocolate.

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