Barb'S Chocolate Walnut Biscotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup flour
    1/4 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa
    3/4 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
    1 1/2 cups sugar, plus
    2 tablespoons sugar (I use Splenda sugar blend for Baking, use half the amount of sugar)
    1 large egg
    1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
    1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Preparation
    Toast walnuts in oven or microwave; set aside.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a large cookie sheet.
    In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
    In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg, zest and orange juice and beat until well combined; stir in flour mixture until a soft dough is formed, stir in walnuts.
    On a baking sheet with floured hands form dough into 2 (9-inch) long logs and bake in middle of oven until slightly firm to the touch, about 13 minutes. Cool biscotti on baking sheet on a rack for 15 minutes.
    On a cutting board with serrated knife cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch- thick slices; arrange biscotti, cut side down, on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes.
    Cool biscotti on rack: biscotti may be made 1 week ahead and kept in airtight containers, or 1 month and frozen.

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