Tooth Friendly Cherry Almond Biscotti

Cherry Almond Biscotti

2 1/4 C Flour

1 C Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp Cinnamon

3 Eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

1/4 C Sliced Almonds

1 C Dried Cherries

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat cookie sheet with non-stick spray.

Combine dry ingredients in bowl . Add eggs and vanilla, mix until moist. On a floured surface, fold in almonds and cherries. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion of dough into a log that is approximately 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Bake 30 minutes, or until firm. Cool.

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Cut biscotti into 1/2 inch slices with serrated knife. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake an additional 20 minutes or until golden brown. They should be crisp, but not hard.

Kitchen Buster Cookies

These are everything you want in a cookie - they are moist, chewy and crispy - in all the right places. Sure you have to get out the food processor, but really, is it that big a deal to clean all those parts? Yes, other cookies do not require you to haul out that appliance, but I'm sure they're not as good. Have I sold you get?

Kitchen Buster Cookies (Chocolate Chip Oatmeal)

not sure where it is from...

scribbled on the back of a receipt and jammed into my recipe box

1 cup butter (1/2 C margarine & 1/2 C butter is you like a less crunchy cookie)

2 cups flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats, finely ground in blender or food processor

4 oz (about 1/2 cup) milk chocolate, grated or ground in food processor

12 oz (about 1 1/2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups nuts (optional)

Cream butter and sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix in flour one cup at a time just until incorporated. Mix in ground oats, ground chocolate, chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 12 minutes until light golden brown.