Pistachio Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon milk (if needed)
• 1/2 cup pistachios

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a cookie sheet.
• 3 combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking poweder in a bowl.
• 4 cut in butter wih a pastry blender or two knives.
• 5 add eggs, and almond extract. if the dough is two dry add milk.
• 6 mix in pistachios.
• 7 divide dough in half.
• 8 on lightly floured surface, shape dough into two 10-inch-logs.
• 9 place logs on prepared cookie sheet.
• 10 flatten to 2-1/2-inch width.
• 11 bake in oven at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 12 using two spatulas, transfer the logs to a rack to cool for about 20 minutes or so.
• 13 with a serrated knife, cut each log diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices.
• 14 put back on cookie sheet and bake for another 10 minutes or until cookies are golden, at 350 degrees.
• 15 cool and store them in a container for up to 2 weeks.